All About Color #40159D

#40159D

About #40159D

#40159D is a dark purple color with the hex code #40159D. In RGB it is red 64, green 21, blue 157; in HSL it is hue 259°, saturation 76%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 59%, 87%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 11.59:1 on white and 1.81:1 on black.

#40159D Color Conversion

Hex triplet40, 15, 9D
CMYK59.24%, 86.62%, 0.00%, 38.43%
RGB Decimal64, 21, 157
HSL259°, 76%, 35%
RGB Octal100, 25, 235
HSV (HSB)258.97°, 86.62%, 61.57%
RGB Binary1000000, 10101, 10011101
CIE-L*AB23.87, 51.46, -64.55
RGB Percent25.10%, 8.24%, 61.57%
CIE-L*CH23.87, 82.56, 308.56
XYZ8.47, 4.06, 32.24
CIE-L*UV23.87, 1.90, -77.05
xyY0.19, 0.09, 4.06
Hunter-Lab20.15, 39.75, -80.74
RYB25.10%, 8.24%, 61.57%

Color Accessibility Scores

#40159D on a dark background: contrast 1.81:1, fails WCAG AA.
#40159D on a light background: contrast 11.59:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #40159D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #40159D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#40159D · #662CE2 · #1F0A4C · #729D15 · #A9E22C

Analogous palette

#15729D · #152E9D · #40159D · #84159D · #9D1572

Triadic palette

#40159D · #9D4015 · #159D40 · #662CE2 · #E2662C

Tetradic palette

#40159D · #9D152E · #729D15 · #159D84 · #1F0A4C

Monochromatic palette

#090316 · #250C5A · #40159D · #5C1FE0 · #8D62EA

Generate more palettes containing #40159D · Browse all color names

Discover more color profiles with the Muzli extension

Experience design inspiration like never before with Muzli. Loved by 800k+ designers worldwide, Muzli is the leading go-to browser extension for creative professionals.

Install now and let the magic begin.

Get Muzli