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#400FF0 Color

#400FF0 is rgb(64, 15, 240) in RGB, hsl(253, 88%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 94%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Han Purple (#5218FA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#400FF0
HEX#400FF0
RGBrgb(64, 15, 240)
HSLhsl(253, 88%, 50%)
HSVhsv(253, 94%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 94%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(46% 0.283 274.9)
LABlab(31.27% 64.49 -100.67)
LCHlch(31.27% 119.55 302.65)

What #400FF0 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 #400FF0, 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 blue in the library.

#400FF0 Channel Values

How #400FF0 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 15 · B 2408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 88% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 94% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.25:1 vs white · 2.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #400FF0 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 text8.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #400FF0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #400FF0; 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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Tints & Shades of #400FF0

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 #400FF0.

How #400FF0 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#400FF0
Protanopia#1E1EF0
Protanomaly#2F19F0
Deuteranopia#2727F0
Deuteranomaly#331FF0
Tritanopia#005F5F
Tritanomaly#004BAD
Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #400FF0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-400ff0: #400FF0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #400FF0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-400ff0': '#400FF0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.059, blue: 0.941)
Android XML<color name="color_400ff0">#400FF0</color>
SVG fillfill="#400FF0"

More Blue Colors

#400FF0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#400FF0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #400FF0?

#400FF0 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(64, 15, 240) in RGB and hsl(253, 88%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Han Purple (#5218FA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.66.

What is the RGB value of #400FF0?

#400FF0 is rgb(64, 15, 240) — red 64, green 15, and blue 240 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #400FF0?

#400FF0 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 94%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #400FF0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #400FF0 scores 8.25:1 against white and 2.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #400FF0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #400FF0 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 blue (#0000FF) at a CIE76 distance of 12.1, which is visibly different.

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