Recognised as Colour
#40138D
- #40138D
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#40138D is a violet with RGB values 64, 19, 141 and HSL 262°, 76%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#40138D#40138D
HEX#40138D
RGBrgb(64, 19, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.0745, 0.5529
RGB percentages25.1%, 7.5%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(262.1, 76.3%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 86.5%, 55.3%)
CMYK54.6%, 86.5%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,199,309
CSS custom property--colour: #40138D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#BFEC72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#608D13
Analogous#13238D, #7D138D
Triadic#8D4013, #138D40
Split complementary#8D7D13, #238D13
Tetradic#8D1323, #608D13, #138D7D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G19
B141
Red64 (25.1%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue262.13°
Saturation (HSL)76.25%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 13 · B 8D
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