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#40296e color: Her Highness

#40296e is rgb(64, 41, 110) in RGB and oklch(34.805% 0.11462 295.142) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

34.8%
0.115
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.76:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #40296e

#40296e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 34.8% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.93:1 contrast and black text 1.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Her Highness (#432e6f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #40296e mixed with white

  1. 40296e
  2. 503e7d
  3. 61528b
  4. 73669a
  5. 867ba8
  6. 9990b7
  7. aca5c5
  8. c0bbd4
  9. d5d1e2
  10. eae8f0

Darker: #40296e mixed with black

  1. 40296e
  2. 36225f
  3. 2d1c50
  4. 241541
  5. 1b0f33
  6. 130926
  7. 0b0519
  8. 05020e
  9. 010104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #40296e with less saturation

  1. 40296e
  2. 3f2c69
  3. 3e2e64
  4. 3e305f
  5. 3d325a
  6. 3c3455
  7. 3c3550
  8. 3b374a
  9. 3b3845
  10. 3a393f

Questions about #40296e

What color is #40296e?

#40296e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Her Highness. In RGB it is rgb(64, 41, 110), in HSL hsl(260, 45.7%, 29.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.805% 0.11462 295.142).

What colors go well with #40296e?

The complementary color of #40296e is #393f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c3475 and #561f5a. The triadic partners are #622500 and #004837.

Is white or black text more readable on #40296e?

White text reads better on #40296e: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and black gives 1.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #40296e a warm or cool color?

#40296e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 34.8% and its chroma 0.115.