#400540#400540

#400540 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.113 H 328.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#400540
RGB	rgb(64, 5, 64)
HSL	hsl(300, 86%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(300, 92%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 92.2%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.04, 34.48, -21.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.04, 40.63, 328.05°)
OKLab	oklab(26.55% 0.0963 -0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(26.55% 0.113 328.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.0940, 1.5689, 4.9894)
Luminance	0.0157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#400540 #054005

analogous

#220540 #400540 #400522

triadic

#400540 #404005 #054040

tetradic

#400540 #402205 #054005 #052240

square

#400540 #402205 #054005 #052240

split-complementary

#400540 #224005 #054022

monochromatic

#1C021C #1C021C #400540 #790979 #B20EB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.98

#400540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#400540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #400540

15.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##400540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##400540	1.00	15.98	1.31	15.98
#FFFFFF	15.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001D41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17243F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#420F23

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #400540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 5, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.113 328.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#784e75',
    500: '#400540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #400540;
$custom-light: #784e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#400540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 85.507,
    "l": 13.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2655,
    "c": 0.1133,
    "h": 328.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#400540

secondary

#208120

accent

#FC2C2C

background

#F7F4F7

surface

#EDE7ED

border

#C8C3C8

text

#090208

muted

#7B787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #400540

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

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