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#402268 color: Fading Horizon

#402268 is rgb(64, 34, 104) in RGB and oklch(33.17% 0.11744 299.679) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

33.2%
0.117
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-950
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.65:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #402268

#402268 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 33.2% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.75:1 contrast and black text 1.65:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-950.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #402268 mixed with white

  1. 402268
  2. 503777
  3. 624c86
  4. 736195
  5. 8677a4
  6. 998cb3
  7. ada2c2
  8. c1b9d2
  9. d5d0e1
  10. eae7f0

Darker: #402268 mixed with black

  1. 402268
  2. 361c59
  3. 2d164b
  4. 24113e
  5. 1b0b30
  6. 130724
  7. 0b0318
  8. 05010c
  9. 010004
  10. 000000

Calmer: #402268 with less saturation

  1. 402268
  2. 3f2563
  3. 3e285e
  4. 3c2a59
  5. 3b2d55
  6. 3a2e50
  7. 39304b
  8. 383246
  9. 373340
  10. 37353b

Questions about #402268

What color is #402268?

#402268 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Fading Horizon. In RGB it is rgb(64, 34, 104), in HSL hsl(265.71, 50.72%, 27.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.17% 0.11744 299.679).

What colors go well with #402268?

The complementary color of #402268 is #303c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f2e71 and #551852. The triadic partners are #592500 and #004337.

Is white or black text more readable on #402268?

White text reads better on #402268: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and black gives 1.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #402268 a warm or cool color?

#402268 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 33.2% and its chroma 0.117.