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#440ECD Color

#440ECD is rgb(68, 14, 205) in RGB, hsl(257, 87%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 93%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#440ECD
HEX#440ECD
RGBrgb(68, 14, 205)
HSLhsl(257, 87%, 43%)
HSVhsv(257, 93%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 93%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(42.1% 0.247 280.1)
LABlab(27.58% 57.74 -86.70)
LCHlch(27.58% 104.17 303.66)

What #440ECD 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 #440ECD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 9.68Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 14.66Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 15.98Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 16.68Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 17.07Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 17.4

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

#440ECD Channel Values

How #440ECD 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 68 · G 14 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 87% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 93% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.59:1 vs white · 2.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #440ECD 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 text9.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #440ECD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #440ECD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#440ECD
Complementary
#97CD0E
Analogous
#0E38CD
Analogous
#A40ECD
Triadic
#CD440E
Triadic
#0ECD44
Split comp.
#CDA40E
Split comp.
#38CD0E

Tints & Shades of #440ECD

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

#5315EF
#6F3BF1
#8B62F4
#A483F6
#C0A9F9
#DCCFFC

Shades

#3B0CB0
#330B99
#29097C
#210764
#180548
#100330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #440ECD.

How #440ECD 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#440ECD
Protanopia#1F1FCD
Protanomaly#3119CD
Deuteranopia#2929CD
Deuteranomaly#3621CD
Tritanopia#005050
Tritanomaly#1C3F93
Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #440ECD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-440ecd: #440ECD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #440ECD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-440ecd': '#440ECD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.055, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_440ecd">#440ECD</color>
SVG fillfill="#440ECD"

More Purple Colors

#440ECD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#440ECD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #440ECD?

#440ECD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(68, 14, 205) in RGB and hsl(257, 87%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.68.

What is the RGB value of #440ECD?

#440ECD is rgb(68, 14, 205) — red 68, green 14, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #440ECD?

#440ECD converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 93%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #440ECD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #440ECD scores 9.59:1 against white and 2.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #440ECD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #440ECD 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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