What color is #403950?

#403950 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403950?

The RGB value is 64, 57, 80: 64 red, 57 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403950?

The complementary color is #495039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403950?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403950 color

#403950 rgb(64, 57, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #403950 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 22.4% green and 31.4% blue (64, 57, 80).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#403950 color codes

HEX	`#403950`
RGB	`rgb(64, 57, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 22.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 29%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.55, 8.57, -12.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.55, 15.45, 303.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.025, 4.595, 8.21)`
Decimal	`4208976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403950, 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 #403950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #403950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403950; }
.text { color: #403950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 57 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403950, #4b3950); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #403950?: #403950 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403950?: The RGB value is 64, 57, 80: 64 red, 57 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403950?: The complementary color is #495039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403950?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.