Charcoal
#40305F · Charcoal
#40305F is Charcoal, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 64, 48, 95 and a relative luminance of 0.040, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
violet
Luminance
0.04
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
11.63:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
On black
The quick fox
1.81:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #40305F?
#40305F is Charcoal, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 64, 48, 95, and in HSL it is 260°, 33%, 28%.
Is #40305F a light or dark color?
#40305F has a relative luminance of 0.040, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #40305F?
Its complementary color is #4F5F30. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.