#40204b

Color #40204b

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.99 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#40204b

RGB

rgb(64, 32, 75)

HSL

hsl(284.7, 40.2%, 21%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.7, 57.3%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 57.3%, 0%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(18.5, 23.75, -20.47)

LCH

lch(18.5, 31.35, 319.24)

OKLCH

oklch(30.7%, 0.0832, 316.85)

HWB

hwb(284.7, 12.5%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b4b20

Analogous

#2b204b

#40204b

#4b2041

Triadic

#40204b

#4b4020

#204b40

Split-complementary

#40204b

#414b20

#204b2b

Tetradic

#40204b

#4b202b

#2b4b20

#204b40

Square

#40204b

#4b2b20

#2b4b20

#20414b

Shades

Color #40204b mixed toward black.

#351b3f

#2b1532

#201026

#150b19

#0b050d

Tints

Color #40204b mixed toward white.

#68347a

#9048a9

#ae72c3

#c9a1d7

#e4d0eb

Tones

Color #40204b mixed toward gray.

#3e2447

#3d2744

#3b2b40

#392e3d

#373239

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.53:1

White text reads better on this background (13.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#353543 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#363841 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#3f3d3b · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #40204b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40204b]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#40204b (#40204b) is rgb(64, 32, 75) in RGB.

No, #40204b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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