#400238#400238

#400238 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.7% C 0.111 H 334.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#400238
RGB	rgb(64, 2, 56)
HSL	hsl(308, 94%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(308, 97%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 96.9%, 12.5%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.08, 34.28, -17.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.08, 38.40, 333.21°)
OKLab	oklab(25.7% 0.1001 -0.0475)
OKLCH	oklch(25.7% 0.111 334.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.8499, 1.4192, 3.8645)
Luminance	0.0142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#400238 #02400A

analogous

#290240 #400238 #400219

triadic

#400238 #384002 #023840

tetradic

#400238 #402902 #02400A #021940

square

#400238 #402902 #02400A #021940

split-complementary

#400238 #194002 #024029

monochromatic

#1E011A #1E011A #400238 #7B046C #B706A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.36

#400238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#400238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #400238

16.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##400238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##400238	1.00	16.36	1.28	16.36
#FFFFFF	16.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#011A39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A2337

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44081E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #400238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 2, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.7% 0.111 334.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#784c6f',
    500: '#400238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #400238;
$custom-light: #784c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#400238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.742,
    "s": 93.939,
    "l": 12.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25699,
    "c": 0.11078,
    "h": 334.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#400238

secondary

#1B8328

accent

#FF4429

background

#F7F4F6

surface

#EDE7EC

border

#C8C3C7

text

#090207

muted

#7B787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #400238

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

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