#40286c

Color #40286c

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 10.5 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#40286c

RGB

rgb(64, 40, 108)

HSL

hsl(261.2, 45.9%, 29%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.2, 63%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.7%, 63%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(22.62, 27.86, -35.79)

LCH

lch(22.62, 45.36, 307.9)

OKLCH

oklch(34.5%, 0.1135, 296.2)

HWB

hwb(261.2, 15.7%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#546c28

Analogous

#28326c

#40286c

#62286c

Triadic

#40286c

#6c4028

#286c40

Split-complementary

#40286c

#6c6228

#326c28

Tetradic

#40286c

#6c2854

#546c28

#286c40

Square

#40286c

#6c2832

#546c28

#286c62

Shades

Color #40286c mixed toward black.

#35215a

#2b1b48

#201436

#150d24

#0b0712

Tints

Color #40286c mixed toward white.

#5a3898

#764fbe

#987bce

#bba7de

#ddd3ef

Tones

Color #40286c mixed toward gray.

#422e66

#433361

#45395b

#473f55

#484450

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.74:1

White text reads better on this background (12.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#373761 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#383a5e · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#3f5754 · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #40286c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40286c]

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

#40286c (#40286c) is rgb(64, 40, 108) in RGB.

No, #40286c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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