#40164E#40164E

#40164E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.104 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40164E
RGB	rgb(64, 22, 78)
HSL	hsl(285, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(285, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 71.8%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.57, 30.21, -25.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.57, 39.59, 319.74°)
OKLab	oklab(29.39% 0.0759 -0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(29.39% 0.104 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.7762, 2.2140, 7.4347)
Luminance	0.0221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40164E #244E16

analogous

#24164E #40164E #4E1640

triadic

#40164E #4E4016 #164E40

tetradic

#40164E #4E2416 #244E16 #16404E

square

#40164E #4E2416 #244E16 #16404E

split-complementary

#40164E #404E16 #164E24

monochromatic

#140718 #19091E #40164E #67237E #8E31AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.56

#40164E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#40164E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40164E

14.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40164E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40164E	1.00	14.56	1.44	14.56
#FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#022650

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#172A4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F202F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40164e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 22, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.104 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#775780',
    500: '#40164e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40164e;
$custom-light: #775780;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40164e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2939,
    "c": 0.10445,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40164E

secondary

#4D853A

accent

#DF496E

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#09030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #40164E

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

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