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#40426e color: Overcast Night

#40426e is rgb(64, 66, 110) in RGB and oklch(39.823% 0.07371 280.509) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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237°
100%

39.8%
0.074
281°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • slate-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #40426e

#40426e is a muted dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 39.8% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 281°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.45:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Overcast Night (#42426f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-700.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #40426e mixed with white

  1. 40426e
  2. 51537c
  3. 62658a
  4. 747798
  5. 8689a7
  6. 999cb5
  7. adafc4
  8. c1c3d2
  9. d5d6e1
  10. eaebf0

Darker: #40426e mixed with black

  1. 40426e
  2. 36385f
  3. 2d2f50
  4. 242541
  5. 1b1c33
  6. 131426
  7. 0b0b19
  8. 05050e
  9. 010104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #40426e with less saturation

  1. 40426e
  2. 41436a
  3. 414366
  4. 424463
  5. 42455f
  6. 43455b
  7. 444657
  8. 454653
  9. 45464f
  10. 46474b

Questions about #40426e

What color is #40426e?

#40426e is muted dark indigo. The closest named color is Overcast Night. In RGB it is rgb(64, 66, 110), in HSL hsl(237.39, 26.44%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.823% 0.07371 280.509).

What colors go well with #40426e?

The complementary color of #40426e is #504810. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #26496d and #543b65. The triadic partners are #683827 and #1a533a.

Is white or black text more readable on #40426e?

White text reads better on #40426e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #40426e a warm or cool color?

#40426e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 281 degrees, its lightness 39.8% and its chroma 0.074.