What color is #403A51?

#403A51 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 #403A51?

The RGB value is 64, 58, 81: 64 red, 58 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403A51?

The complementary color is #4B513A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403A51 color

#403A51 rgb(64, 58, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #403A51 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 22.7% green and 31.8% blue (64, 58, 81).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#403A51 color codes

HEX	`#403A51`
RGB	`rgb(64, 58, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 22.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 28%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 28%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.89, 8.17, -12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.89, 15.34, 302.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.112, 4.71, 8.423)`
Decimal	`4209233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403A51, 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 #403A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #403A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403a51; }
.text { color: #403a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 58 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403a51, #4b3a51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #403A51?: #403A51 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 #403A51?: The RGB value is 64, 58, 81: 64 red, 58 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403A51?: The complementary color is #4B513A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.