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#40083D Color

#40083D is rgb(64, 8, 61) in RGB, hsl(303, 78%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 5%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), visibly different at ΔE 12.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#40083D
HEX#40083D
RGBrgb(64, 8, 61)
HSLhsl(303, 78%, 14%)
HSVhsv(303, 88%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 5%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(26.6% 0.107 330.5)
LABlab(13.22% 31.27 -18.89)
LCHlch(13.22% 36.53 328.86)

What #40083D 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 #40083D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#40083D Channel Values

How #40083D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 64 · G 8 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 78% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 88% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 5% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.91:1 vs white · 1.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #40083D 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 text15.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #40083D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #40083D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #40083D; 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 #40083D

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #40083D.

How #40083D 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#40083D
Protanopia#1B1B3D
Protanomaly#2E153D
Deuteranopia#25253C
Deuteranomaly#321D3C
Tritanopia#3C1616
Tritanomaly#3E112A
Achromatopsia#222222

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #40083D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-40083d: #40083D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #40083D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-40083d': '#40083D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.031, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_40083d">#40083D</color>
SVG fillfill="#40083D"

More Pink Colors

#40083D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#40083D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #40083D?

#40083D is a darkest pink — rgb(64, 8, 61) in RGB and hsl(303, 78%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.8.

What is the RGB value of #40083D?

#40083D is rgb(64, 8, 61) — red 64, green 8, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #40083D?

#40083D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 5%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #40083D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #40083D scores 15.91:1 against white and 1.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #40083D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #40083D 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 30.94, which is a different colour altogether.

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