#40164D#40164D

#40164D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.103 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40164D
RGB	rgb(64, 22, 77)
HSL	hsl(286, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(286, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 71.4%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.50, 29.98, -25.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.50, 39.04, 320.16°)
OKLab	oklab(29.32% 0.0759 -0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(29.32% 0.103 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.7406, 2.1998, 7.2473)
Luminance	0.0220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40164D #234D16

analogous

#25164D #40164D #4D163F

triadic

#40164D #4D4016 #164D40

tetradic

#40164D #4D2516 #234D16 #163F4D

square

#40164D #4D2516 #234D16 #163F4D

split-complementary

#40164D #3F4D16 #164D25

monochromatic

#140718 #18081D #40164D #68247D #8F31AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.58

#40164D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#40164D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40164D

14.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40164D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40164D	1.00	14.58	1.44	14.58
#FFFFFF	14.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#03264F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#172A4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#40202F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40164d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 22, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.103 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77577f',
    500: '#40164d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40164d;
$custom-light: #77577f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40164d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.818,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29317,
    "c": 0.10333,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40164D

secondary

#4C853A

accent

#DF496C

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#09030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #40164D

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

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