#40157C#40157C
#40157C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.3% C 0.158 H 295.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40157C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 21, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 71%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 83%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.4%, 83.1%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.37, 42.55, -49.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(20.37, 65.45, 310.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.3% 0.0669 -0.1426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.3% 0.158 295.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0196, 3.0814, 19.3425) |
| Luminance | 0.0308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 3.02
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 3.03
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 4.46
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 6.23
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 6.72
Darkblue
#00008B
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40157C #517C15
analogous
#151D7C #40157C #73157C
triadic
#40157C #7C4015 #157C40
tetradic
#40157C #7C151D #517C15 #157C73
square
#40157C #7C151D #517C15 #157C73
split-complementary
#40157C #7C7315 #1D7C15
monochromatic
#0E041A #250C48 #40157C #5B1EB0 #7730DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.99
#40157C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.62
#40157C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #40157C
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40157C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40157C | 1.00 | 12.99 | 1.62 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00327F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#002F7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2E3349
Achromatopsia (no color)
#313131
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40157c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 21, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.3% 0.158 295.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7c59a3',
500: '#40157c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40157c; $custom-light: #7c59a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40157c",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 21,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.049,
"s": 71.034,
"l": 28.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33301,
"c": 0.15753,
"h": 295.1
},
"luminance": 0.03082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40157C
secondary
#80B13C
accent
#EE3AA3
background
#F7F5FA
surface
#EEE9F4
border
#C9C5CE
text
#0A040F
muted
#7C797F