#40208f

Color #40208f

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 9.86 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#40208f

RGB

rgb(64, 32, 143)

HSL

hsl(257.3, 63.4%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.3, 77.6%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.2%, 77.6%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(24.02, 42.8, -55.68)

LCH

lch(24.02, 70.23, 307.55)

OKLCH

oklch(36.4%, 0.1685, 288.12)

HWB

hwb(257.3, 12.5%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f8f20

Analogous

#20378f

#40208f

#77208f

Triadic

#40208f

#8f4020

#208f40

Split-complementary

#40208f

#8f7720

#378f20

Tetradic

#40208f

#8f206f

#6f8f20

#208f40

Square

#40208f

#8f2037

#6f8f20

#208f77

Shades

Color #40208f mixed toward black.

#351b77

#2b155f

#201047

#150b30

#0b0518

Tints

Color #40208f mixed toward white.

#542abd

#7148d6

#9576e0

#b8a4eb

#dcd1f5

Tones

Color #40208f mixed toward gray.

#442986

#48327c

#4c3c73

#50456a

#544e61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.82:1

White text reads better on this background (11.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#35357f · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#36387b · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#3f706c · ΔE 34.6

Achromatopsia

#393939 · ΔE 27.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #40208f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40208f]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#40208f (#40208f) is rgb(64, 32, 143) in RGB.

No, #40208f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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