#40074B Color

#40074B is rgb(64, 7, 75) in RGB, hsl(290, 83%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 91%, 0%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petunia (#470659), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#40074B

HEX#40074B

RGBrgb(64, 7, 75)

HSLhsl(290, 83%, 16%)

HSVhsv(290, 91%, 29%)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 91%, 0%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(27.6% 0.121 320.3)

LABlab(13.94% 33.67 -27.54)

LCHlch(13.94% 43.50 320.72)

What #40074B 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 #40074B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Petunia#470659ΔE 7.48 Russian Violet#32174DΔE 10.76 Imperial#602F6BΔE 14.77 Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 15.89 Midnight#702670ΔE 16.84 Byzantium#702963ΔE 18.09

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

#40074B Channel Values

How #40074B 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 7 · B 75	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 290° · S 83% · L 16%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 290° · S 91% · V 29%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 15% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 71%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.56:1 vs white · 1.35:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #40074B 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 text15.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #40074B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #40074B; 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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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #40074B

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.

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Shades

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How #40074B 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#40074B

Protanopia#1A1A4B

Protanomaly#2E144B

Deuteranopia#25254A

Deuteranomaly#321C4B

Tritanopia#3A1B1B

Tritanomaly#3D1534

Achromatopsia#242424

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Using #40074B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-40074b: #40074B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #40074B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-40074b': '#40074B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.027, blue: 0.294)

Android XML<color name="color_40074b">#40074B</color>

SVG fillfill="#40074B"

More Pink Colors

#40074B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#40074B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #40074B?

#40074B is a darkest pink — rgb(64, 7, 75) in RGB and hsl(290, 83%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petunia (#470659), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #40074B?

#40074B is rgb(64, 7, 75) — red 64, green 7, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #40074B?

#40074B converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 91%, 0%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #40074B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #40074B scores 15.56:1 against white and 1.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #40074B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #40074B 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 midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 24.63, which is visibly different.

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