#40394e

Color #40394e

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#40394e

RGB

rgb(64, 57, 78)

HSL

hsl(260, 15.6%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 26.9%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 26.9%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(25.46, 8.04, -11.67)

LCH

lch(25.46, 14.17, 304.56)

OKLCH

oklch(36.1%, 0.0368, 299.84)

HWB

hwb(260, 22.4%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#474e39

Analogous

#393d4e

#40394e

#4b394e

Triadic

#40394e

#4e4039

#394e40

Split-complementary

#40394e

#4e4b39

#3d4e39

Tetradic

#40394e

#4e3947

#474e39

#394e40

Square

#40394e

#4e393d

#474e39

#394e4b

Shades

Color #40394e mixed toward black.

#353041

#2b2634

#201d27

#15131a

#0b0a0d

Tints

Color #40394e mixed toward white.

#5e5372

#7c6f96

#9c93b0

#bdb7ca

#dedbe5

Tones

Color #40394e mixed toward gray.

#413b4c

#413d4b

#423e49

#424047

#434245

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.91:1

White text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3d4a · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#3d3e48 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#404645 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #40394e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40394e]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#40394e (#40394e) is rgb(64, 57, 78) in RGB.

No, #40394e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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