#40156A#40156A
#40156A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.6% C 0.137 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40156A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 21, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 67%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 80%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.6%, 80.2%, 0%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.66, 37.76, -40.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(18.66, 55.67, 312.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(31.58% 0.0725 -0.1168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(31.58% 0.137 301.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9834, 2.6669, 13.8851) |
| Luminance | 0.0267 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 3.45
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.89
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 5.48
Dark Indigo
#1F0954
ΔE00 6.34
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 7.02
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40156A #3F6A15
analogous
#16156A #40156A #6A1569
triadic
#40156A #6A4015 #156A40
tetradic
#40156A #6A1615 #3F6A15 #15696A
square
#40156A #6A1615 #3F6A15 #15696A
split-complementary
#40156A #696A15 #156A16
monochromatic
#0F051A #210B37 #40156A #5F1F9D #7E29D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.70
#40156A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.53
#40156A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #40156A
13.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40156A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40156A | 1.00 | 13.70 | 1.53 | 13.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#002D6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#002D68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#372B3F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2D2D2D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40156a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 21, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(31.6% 0.137 301.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7a5895',
500: '#40156a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40156a; $custom-light: #7a5895; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40156a",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 21,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.353,
"s": 66.929,
"l": 24.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.31584,
"c": 0.13743,
"h": 301.8
},
"luminance": 0.02667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40156A
secondary
#6DA13A
accent
#EA3E93
background
#F7F5F9
surface
#EEE9F2
border
#C9C5CC
text
#0A030D
muted
#7C787E