#40085a

Color #40085a

A vivid, highly saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 15.8 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#40085a

RGB

rgb(64, 8, 90)

HSL

hsl(281, 83.7%, 19.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281, 91.1%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 91.1%, 0%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(15.5, 38.82, -35.46)

LCH

lch(15.5, 52.58, 317.59)

OKLCH

oklch(28.9%, 0.1338, 311.24)

HWB

hwb(281, 3.1%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#225a08

Analogous

#17085a

#40085a

#5a084b

Triadic

#40085a

#5a4008

#085a40

Split-complementary

#40085a

#4b5a08

#085a17

Tetradic

#40085a

#5a0822

#225a08

#085a40

Square

#40085a

#5a1708

#225a08

#084b5a

Shades

Color #40085a mixed toward black.

#35074b

#2b053c

#20042d

#15031e

#0b010f

Tints

Color #40085a mixed toward white.

#6d0e99

#9a13d8

#b842ee

#cf81f4

#e7c0f9

Tones

Color #40085a mixed toward gray.

#3d0f53

#3b164c

#381c45

#36233f

#332a38

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#30304f · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#33364c · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#3e4542 · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 24.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #40085a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40085a]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#40085a (#40085a) is rgb(64, 8, 90) in RGB.

No, #40085a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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