Colour
#400F8A
- #400F8A
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#400F8A is a violet with RGB values 64, 15, 138 and HSL 264°, 80%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#400F8A#400F8A
HEX#400F8A
RGBrgb(64, 15, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.0588, 0.5412
RGB percentages25.1%, 5.9%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(263.9, 80.4%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.9, 89.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK53.6%, 89.1%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,198,282
CSS custom property--colour: #400F8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#BFF075
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#598A0F
Analogous#0F1C8A, #7D0F8A
Triadic#8A400F, #0F8A40
Split complementary#8A7D0F, #1C8A0F
Tetradic#8A0F1C, #598A0F, #0F8A7D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G15
B138
Red64 (25.1%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue263.9°
Saturation (HSL)80.39%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 0F · B 8A
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