#4004CD Color

#4004CD is rgb(64, 4, 205) in RGB, hsl(258, 96%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 98%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4004CD

HEX#4004CD

RGBrgb(64, 4, 205)

HSLhsl(258, 96%, 41%)

HSVhsv(258, 98%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 98%, 0%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(41.4% 0.25 278.9)

LABlab(26.53% 59.30 -88.46)

LCHlch(26.53% 106.50 303.84)

What #4004CD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4004CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 7.75 Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 15.49 Han Purple#5218FAΔE 16.02 Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 16.2 Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 17.38 Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 18.92

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#4004CD Channel Values

How #4004CD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 64 · G 4 · B 205	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 258° · S 96% · L 41%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 258° · S 98% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 69% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.92:1 vs white · 2.12:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4004CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4004CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4004CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #4004CD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #4004CD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4004CD

Protanopia#1919CD

Protanomaly#2D13CD

Deuteranopia#2424CD

Deuteranomaly#311BCD

Tritanopia#004F4F

Tritanomaly#0F3D93

Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #4004CD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4004cd: #4004CD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4004CD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4004cd': '#4004CD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.016, blue: 0.804)

Android XML<color name="color_4004cd">#4004CD</color>

SVG fillfill="#4004CD"

More Purple Colors

#4004CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#4004CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4004CD?

#4004CD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(64, 4, 205) in RGB and hsl(258, 96%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.75.

What is the RGB value of #4004CD?

#4004CD is rgb(64, 4, 205) — red 64, green 4, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4004CD?

#4004CD converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 98%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4004CD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4004CD scores 9.92:1 against white and 2.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4004CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4004CD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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