#400236#400236

#400236 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.6% C 0.109 H 336.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#400236
RGB	rgb(64, 2, 54)
HSL	hsl(310, 94%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(310, 97%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 96.9%, 15.6%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.96, 33.95, -16.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.96, 37.56, 334.69°)
OKLab	oklab(25.57% 0.1 -0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(25.57% 0.109 336.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.8020, 1.4000, 3.6120)
Luminance	0.0140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#400236 #02400C

analogous

#2B0240 #400236 #400217

triadic

#400236 #364002 #023640

tetradic

#400236 #402B02 #02400C #021740

square

#400236 #402B02 #02400C #021740

split-complementary

#400236 #174002 #02402B

monochromatic

#1E0119 #1E0119 #400236 #7B0468 #B7069A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.41

#400236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#400236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #400236

16.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##400236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##400236	1.00	16.41	1.28	16.41
#FFFFFF	16.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#031937

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B2335

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44071C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #400236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 2, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.6% 0.109 336.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#784c6d',
    500: '#400236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #400236;
$custom-light: #784c6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#400236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.677,
    "s": 93.939,
    "l": 12.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25568,
    "c": 0.10924,
    "h": 336.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#400236

secondary

#1B832C

accent

#FF4B29

background

#F7F4F6

surface

#EDE7EB

border

#C8C3C6

text

#090107

muted

#7B777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #400236

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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