Palettes / Colors / #400A9E

#400A9E — Vivid Purple

#400A9E is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indigo (#4B0082) — not an exact match. CSS indigo gives you #4B0082, a different color; use #400A9E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#400A9E is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #689E0A; it also sits naturally between #0A1E9E and #8A0A9E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 25% · Green 4% · Blue 62%

Cyan 59% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 0% · Key 38%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #400A9E

.text { color: #400A9E; }
.background { background-color: #400A9E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #400A9E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(64, 10, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 88%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #400A9E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(64, 10, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #400A9E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(64, 10, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#400A9E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#400A9E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #689E0A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #400A9E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #400A9E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #400A9E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #400A9E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #400A9E?

#400A9E is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 64, 10, 158). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #400A9E?

#400A9E is RGB 64, 10, 158 — HSL 262°, 88%, 33% — CMYK 59%, 94%, 0%, 38%.

What colors go with #400A9E?

Its complement is #689E0A; analogous partners are #0A1E9E and #8A0A9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #400A9E for text?

White text on #400A9E has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.76:1.