#400844#400844

#400844 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.1% C 0.113 H 325.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#400844
RGB	rgb(64, 8, 68)
HSL	hsl(296, 79%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(296, 88%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.9%, 88.2%, 0%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.72, 34.11, -23.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.72, 41.27, 325.74°)
OKLab	oklab(27.12% 0.0928 -0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(27.12% 0.113 325.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.2445, 1.6812, 5.6213)
Luminance	0.0168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#400844 #0C4408

analogous

#220844 #400844 #44082A

triadic

#400844 #444008 #084440

tetradic

#400844 #442208 #0C4408 #082A44

square

#400844 #442208 #0C4408 #082A44

split-complementary

#400844 #2A4408 #084422

monochromatic

#1A031B #1A031B #400844 #740E7B #A715B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.72

#400844 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#400844 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #400844

15.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##400844	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##400844	1.00	15.72	1.34	15.72
#FFFFFF	15.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001F46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#152543

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#421426

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #400844;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 8, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.1% 0.113 325.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#775078',
    500: '#400844',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #400844;
$custom-light: #775078;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#400844",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296,
    "s": 78.947,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2712,
    "c": 0.11316,
    "h": 325.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#400844

secondary

#2C8226

accent

#F5323F

background

#F7F4F7

surface

#EDE7ED

border

#C8C3C8

text

#090209

muted

#7B787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #400844

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

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