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#40236f color: Fading Horizon

#40236f is rgb(64, 35, 111) in RGB and oklch(33.901% 0.12506 296.692) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

33.9%
0.125
297°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #40236f

#40236f is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 33.9% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.44:1 contrast and black text 1.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #40236f mixed with white

  1. 40236f
  2. 50397e
  3. 614e8c
  4. 73639b
  5. 8578a9
  6. 998db8
  7. aca3c6
  8. c0bad4
  9. d5d0e2
  10. eae8f1

Darker: #40236f mixed with black

  1. 40236f
  2. 361d60
  3. 2d1751
  4. 241142
  5. 1b0c34
  6. 130727
  7. 0b041a
  8. 05010e
  9. 010004
  10. 000001

Calmer: #40236f with less saturation

  1. 40236f
  2. 3f266a
  3. 3e2964
  4. 3d2c5f
  5. 3c2e5a
  6. 3b3054
  7. 3a324f
  8. 393449
  9. 393543
  10. 38363e

Questions about #40236f

What color is #40236f?

#40236f is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Fading Horizon. In RGB it is rgb(64, 35, 111), in HSL hsl(262.89, 52.05%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.901% 0.12506 296.692).

What colors go well with #40236f?

The complementary color of #40236f is #353d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1a3077 and #571759. The triadic partners are #5e2400 and #004537.

Is white or black text more readable on #40236f?

White text reads better on #40236f: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and black gives 1.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #40236f a warm or cool color?

#40236f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 33.9% and its chroma 0.125.