#400438#400438

#400438 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.108 H 334.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#400438
RGB	rgb(64, 4, 56)
HSL	hsl(308, 88%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(308, 94%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 93.8%, 12.5%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.37, 33.45, -16.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.37, 37.46, 333.26°)
OKLab	oklab(25.9% 0.0976 -0.0462)
OKLCH	oklch(25.9% 0.108 334.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.8716, 1.4626, 3.8717)
Luminance	0.0146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#400438 #04400C

analogous

#2A0440 #400438 #40041A

triadic

#400438 #384004 #043840

tetradic

#400438 #402A04 #04400C #041A40

square

#400438 #402A04 #04400C #041A40

split-complementary

#400438 #1A4004 #04402A

monochromatic

#1D0219 #1D0219 #400438 #7A086A #B30B9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.25

#400438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#400438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #400438

16.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##400438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##400438	1.00	16.25	1.29	16.25
#FFFFFF	16.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#031B39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B2337

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#440A1E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #400438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 4, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.108 334.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#784d6f',
    500: '#400438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #400438;
$custom-light: #784d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#400438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308,
    "s": 88.235,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25901,
    "c": 0.10801,
    "h": 334.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#400438

secondary

#1F812C

accent

#FE4629

background

#F7F4F6

surface

#EDE7EC

border

#C8C3C7

text

#090207

muted

#7B787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #400438

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

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