#403258
Oxford Blue · dark cool purple
About #403258
#403258 is a dark, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 20% green and 35% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Oxford Blue and Prussian Blue (ΔE 16.0), with Prussian Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4A5832 (hunter green), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.57:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #403258?
#403258 is a dark, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 20% green and 35% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #403258?
Use white text. White on #403258 has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #403258?
Its complementary colour is #4A5832, and analogous partners are #323758 and #533258.