What color is #40385D?

#40385D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40385D?

The RGB value is 64, 56, 93: 64 red, 56 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40385D?

The complementary color is #555D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40385D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40385D color

#40385D rgb(64, 56, 93)

Shades of blue

The hex color #40385D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 22% green and 36.5% blue (64, 56, 93).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#40385D color codes

HEX	`#40385D`
RGB	`rgb(64, 56, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 22%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 40%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 40%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.89, 12.89, -20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.89, 24.51, 301.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.504, 4.709, 10.973)`
Decimal	`4208733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40385D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #40385D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40385D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #40385D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40385d; }
.text { color: #40385d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40385d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 56 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40385d, #52385d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #40385D?: #40385D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40385D?: The RGB value is 64, 56, 93: 64 red, 56 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40385D?: The complementary color is #555D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40385D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.