#400842#400842

#400842 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.0% C 0.111 H 326.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#400842
RGB	rgb(64, 8, 66)
HSL	hsl(298, 78%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(298, 88%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(3%, 87.9%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.57, 33.71, -22.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.57, 40.29, 326.80°)
OKLab	oklab(26.97% 0.0929 -0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(26.97% 0.111 326.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.1845, 1.6572, 5.3053)
Luminance	0.0166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#400842 #0A4208

analogous

#230842 #400842 #420827

triadic

#400842 #424008 #084240

tetradic

#400842 #422308 #0A4208 #082742

square

#400842 #422308 #0A4208 #082742

split-complementary

#400842 #274208 #084223

monochromatic

#1A031B #1A031B #400842 #750F79 #AA15AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.77

#400842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#400842 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #400842

15.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##400842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##400842	1.00	15.77	1.33	15.77
#FFFFFF	15.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001E44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#172541

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#421325

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #400842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 8, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.0% 0.111 326.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#775077',
    500: '#400842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #400842;
$custom-light: #775077;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#400842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.931,
    "s": 78.378,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26974,
    "c": 0.11135,
    "h": 326.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#400842

secondary

#298025

accent

#F5333A

background

#F7F4F7

surface

#EDE7ED

border

#C8C3C8

text

#090208

muted

#7B787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #400842

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

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