#400E52#400E52

#400E52 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.8% C 0.120 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#400E52
RGB	rgb(64, 14, 82)
HSL	hsl(284, 71%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(284, 83%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 82.9%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.56, 34.86, -29.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.56, 45.95, 319.33°)
OKLab	oklab(28.76% 0.085 -0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(28.76% 0.12 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.7941, 2.0134, 8.1698)
Luminance	0.0201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#400E52 #20520E

analogous

#1E0E52 #400E52 #520E42

triadic

#400E52 #52400E #0E5240

tetradic

#400E52 #521E0E #20520E #0E4252

square

#400E52 #521E0E #20520E #0E4252

split-complementary

#400E52 #42520E #0E521E

monochromatic

#14041A #17051E #400E52 #691786 #9220BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.97

#400E52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#400E52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #400E52

14.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##400E52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##400E52	1.00	14.97	1.40	14.97
#FFFFFF	14.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002454

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B2851

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F1D2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #400e52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 14, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.8% 0.120 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#785383',
    500: '#400e52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #400e52;
$custom-light: #785383;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#400e52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 14,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.118,
    "s": 70.833,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28761,
    "c": 0.11981,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#400E52

secondary

#488C2F

accent

#EE3A6A

background

#F7F4F8

surface

#EDE7EF

border

#C8C3CA

text

#09030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #400E52

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

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