Information about #401D8B color

#401D8B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#401D8B falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(64, 29, 139) — 25.1% red, 11.4% green, 54.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 29 / 43 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#401D8B presents itself as a strongly colored blue-purple violet — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Jeep Duck Purple (#432087). Slightly further away sit Kosmic Purple (#4B1D8F) and Pixie Powder (#391285).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(64, 29, 139)), which gives #401D8B its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #401D8B: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#401D8B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#401D8B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#401D8B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#401D8B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#401D8B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#401D8B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #401D8B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Jeep Duck Purple color link
Jeep Duck Purple

#432087

Kosmic Purple color link
Kosmic Purple

#4B1D8F

Pixie Powder color link
Pixie Powder

#391285

Purple Monster color link
Purple Monster

#461B7E

Royal Violet color link
Royal Violet

#3F1979

Spanish Violet color link
Spanish Violet

#4C2882

Aesthetic Purple color link
Aesthetic Purple

#502380

KSU Purple color link
KSU Purple

#512888

Picotee Blue color link
Picotee Blue

#2E2787

American Violet color link
American Violet

#551B8C

Minsk color link
Minsk

#3F307F

Filmpro Digital Blue color link
Filmpro Digital Blue

#2D2480

#401D8B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#401D8B
  • RGB64, 29, 139
  • CMYK29, 43, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(64, 29, 139)
  • HSL259°, 65%, 33%
  • HSL Precise259.091°, 65.476%, 32.941%
  • HSV259°, 79%, 55%
  • HSB259°, 79%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.114, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.114, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.114, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID401D8B
  • DECIMAL ID4201867
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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