Close to Royal Navy
#40264E
#40264E is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 14.9% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 279°, with 34% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #40264E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.61:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #40264E as they’d see it.
#40264E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #40264E
What color is #40264E?
#40264E is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 14.9% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 279°, with 34% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #40264E in RGB?
#40264E is rgb(64, 38, 78): 64 red, 38 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #40264E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(18, 51, 0, 69). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #40264E?
PANTONE 2625 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #40264E?
Its complement #1C370F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.