All About Color #40255B

#40255B

About #40255B

#40255B is a dark purple color with the hex code #40255B. In RGB it is red 64, green 37, blue 91; in HSL it is hue 270°, saturation 42%, lightness 25%; in CMYK it is 30%, 59%, 0%, 64%. Its contrast ratio is 12.85:1 on white and 1.63:1 on black.

#40255B Color Conversion

Hex triplet40, 25, 5B
CMYK29.67%, 59.34%, 0.00%, 64.31%
RGB Decimal64, 37, 91
HSL270°, 42%, 25%
RGB Octal100, 45, 133
HSV (HSB)270.00°, 59.34%, 35.69%
RGB Binary1000000, 100101, 1011011
CIE-L*AB20.71, 24.84, -27.73
RGB Percent25.10%, 14.51%, 35.69%
CIE-L*CH20.71, 37.23, 311.85
XYZ4.66, 3.17, 10.26
CIE-L*UV20.71, 7.27, -33.56
xyY0.26, 0.18, 3.17
Hunter-Lab17.80, 15.62, -21.73
RYB25.10%, 14.51%, 35.69%

Color Accessibility Scores

#40255B on a dark background: contrast 1.63:1, fails WCAG AA.
#40255B on a light background: contrast 12.85:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #40255B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#40255B · #6E409C · #120A19 · #405B25 · #6E9C40

Analogous palette

#25405B · #25255B · #40255B · #5B255B · #5B2540

Triadic palette

#40255B · #5B4025 · #255B40 · #6E409C · #9C6E40

Tetradic palette

#40255B · #5B2525 · #405B25 · #255B5B · #120A19

Monochromatic palette

#0D0712 · #190F24 · #40255B · #663B91 · #8C5CBC

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