#400D3D Color

#400D3D is rgb(64, 13, 61) in RGB, hsl(304, 66%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 5%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), visibly different at ΔE 12.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#400D3D

HEX#400D3D

RGBrgb(64, 13, 61)

HSLhsl(304, 66%, 15%)

HSVhsv(304, 80%, 25%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 5%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(27.1% 0.101 330.5)

LABlab(13.90% 29.40 -17.82)

LCHlch(13.90% 34.38 328.78)

What #400D3D 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 #400D3D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Russian Violet#32174DΔE 12.54 Dark Purple#301934ΔE 14.41 Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 14.83 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 15.01 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 15.18 Imperial#602F6BΔE 16.39

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

#400D3D Channel Values

How #400D3D 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 13 · B 61	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 304° · S 66% · L 15%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 304° · S 80% · V 25%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 80% · Y 5% · K 75%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.64:1 vs white · 1.34:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #400D3D 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 text15.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #400D3D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #400D3D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #400D3D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #400D3D

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 #400D3D.

How #400D3D 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#400D3D

Protanopia#1D1D3D

Protanomaly#2E183D

Deuteranopia#26263C

Deuteranomaly#321F3C

Tritanopia#3C1818

Tritanomaly#3E152B

Achromatopsia#232323

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Using #400D3D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-400d3d: #400D3D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #400D3D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-400d3d': '#400D3D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.051, blue: 0.239)

Android XML<color name="color_400d3d">#400D3D</color>

SVG fillfill="#400D3D"

More Pink Colors

#400D3D 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

#400D3D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #400D3D?

#400D3D is a darkest pink — rgb(64, 13, 61) in RGB and hsl(304, 66%, 15%) 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 12.54.

What is the RGB value of #400D3D?

#400D3D is rgb(64, 13, 61) — red 64, green 13, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #400D3D?

#400D3D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 5%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #400D3D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #400D3D scores 15.64:1 against white and 1.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #400D3D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #400D3D 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 30.88, which is a different colour altogether.

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