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#401B6A Color

#401B6A is rgb(64, 27, 106) in RGB, hsl(268, 59%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 75%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Violet (#4C2882), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#401B6A
HEX#401B6A
RGBrgb(64, 27, 106)
HSLhsl(268, 59%, 26%)
HSVhsv(268, 75%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 75%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(32.3% 0.13 300.6)
LABlab(19.22% 31.07 -39.77)
LCHlch(19.22% 50.47 308.00)

What #401B6A 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 #401B6A, 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 purple in the library.

#401B6A Channel Values

How #401B6A 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 27 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 59% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 75% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.27:1 vs white · 1.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #401B6A 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 text13.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #401B6A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #401B6A; 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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Tints & Shades of #401B6A

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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How #401B6A 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#401B6A
Protanopia#24246A
Protanomaly#31216A
Deuteranopia#2B2B6A
Deuteranomaly#35266A
Tritanopia#342E2E
Tritanomaly#39284D
Achromatopsia#303030

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Using #401B6A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-401b6a: #401B6A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #401B6A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-401b6a': '#401B6A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.106, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_401b6a">#401B6A</color>
SVG fillfill="#401B6A"

More Purple Colors

#401B6A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#401B6A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #401B6A?

#401B6A is a dark purple — rgb(64, 27, 106) in RGB and hsl(268, 59%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Violet (#4C2882), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.29.

What is the RGB value of #401B6A?

#401B6A is rgb(64, 27, 106) — red 64, green 27, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #401B6A?

#401B6A converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 75%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #401B6A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #401B6A scores 13.27:1 against white and 1.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #401B6A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #401B6A 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 12.98, which is visibly different.

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