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#40344E

#40344e ≈ Eggplant

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#40344e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 20.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.95% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 267.69°, with 20% saturation and 25.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 10.12.

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Relative luminance0.041

Complementary

  1. #40344e
  2. #424e34

Split complementary

  1. #40344e
  2. #4e4d34
  3. #354e34

Analogous

  1. #34354e
  2. #40344e
  3. #4d344e

Triadic

  1. #40344e
  2. #4e4034
  3. #344e40

Tetradic

  1. #40344e
  2. #4e3442
  3. #424e34
  4. #344e40

Square

  1. #40344e
  2. #4e3435
  3. #424e34
  4. #344e4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a080c
  2. #1a1520
  3. #40344e
  4. #66537c
  5. #8c77a4

Shades

#40344e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40344e
  2. #3a2f46
  3. #332a3e
  4. #2d2437
  5. #261f2f
  6. #201a27
  7. #1a151f
  8. #131017
  9. #0d0a10
  10. #060508
  11. #000000

Tints

#40344e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40344e
  2. #534860
  3. #665d71
  4. #797183
  5. #8c8595
  6. #a09aa7
  7. #b3aeb8
  8. #c6c2ca
  9. #d9d6dc
  10. #ecebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40344e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40344e
  2. #463c53
  3. #4d4358
  4. #534b5d
  5. #5a5262
  6. #605a67
  7. #66626c
  8. #6d6971
  9. #737176
  10. #7a787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3742 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f394f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #31394d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e383d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #36374f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #38374e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f3645 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40344e {
  color: #40344e;
}
Background
.bg-40344e {
  background-color: #40344e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40344e {
  border: 2px solid #40344e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40344e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 52 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 20% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40344e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40344e, #4d344e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40344e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 52 78 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.12 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 14.00 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 14.29 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 14.42 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.77 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 15.03 #353839 Onyx ΔE 15.37 #bfcbb1 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Eggplant
#40344e  rgb(64, 52, 78)  hsl(268, 20%, 25%)  Eggplant
#424e34  rgb(66, 78, 52)  hsl(88, 20%, 25%)  Rifle Green
#4e4034  rgb(78, 64, 52)  hsl(28, 20%, 25%)  Taupe
#344e40  rgb(52, 78, 64)  hsl(148, 20%, 25%)  Dark Slate Gray