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Recognised as Colour

#40265E

  • #40265E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#40265E is a violet with RGB values 64, 38, 94 and HSL 268°, 42%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#40265E#40265E
HEX#40265E
RGBrgb(64, 38, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.149, 0.3686
RGB percentages25.1%, 14.9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(267.9, 42.4%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.9, 59.6%, 36.9%)
CMYK31.9%, 59.6%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,204,126
CSS custom property--colour: #40265E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.67:1
Contrast with white12.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#BFD9A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#103260no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#19335Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3A313Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3Midnight blue · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 28Purple · ΔE 35.8Indigo · ΔE 36.1Slate blue · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#445E26
Analogous#26285E, #5C265E
Triadic#5E4026, #265E40
Split complementary#5E5C26, #285E26
Tetradic#5E2628, #445E26, #265E5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A583CD
Lighter +30%#8B5FBE
Lighter +20%#7143A7
Lighter +10%#593582
Darker −10%#27173A
Darker −20%#0F0915
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F166F
Less saturated −25%#41374E

Channel breakdown

R64
G38
B94
Red64 (25.1%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue267.86°
Saturation (HSL)42.42%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 26 · B 5E

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