#403842

Color #403842

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.17 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#403842

RGB

rgb(64, 56, 66)

HSL

hsl(288, 8.2%, 23.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 15.2%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 15.2%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(24.68, 5.71, -4.89)

LCH

lch(24.68, 7.52, 319.42)

OKLCH

oklch(35.3%, 0.0201, 319.43)

HWB

hwb(288, 22%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3a4238

Analogous

#3b3842

#403842

#42383f

Triadic

#403842

#424038

#384240

Split-complementary

#403842

#3f4238

#38423b

Tetradic

#403842

#42383a

#3a4238

#384240

Square

#403842

#423b38

#3a4238

#383f42

Shades

Color #403842 mixed toward black.

#352f37

#2b252c

#201c21

#151316

#0b090b

Tints

Color #403842 mixed toward white.

#625665

#847388

#a396a6

#c1b9c4

#e0dce1

Tones

Color #403842 mixed toward gray.

#3f3941

#3f3a40

#3e3a3f

#3e3b3f

#3d3c3e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.86:1

White text reads better on this background (11.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3d40 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#3d3e3f · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#403e3d · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #403842;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#403842]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#403842 (#403842) is rgb(64, 56, 66) in RGB.

No, #403842 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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