#40174A#40174A

#40174A is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.098 H 319.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40174A
RGB	rgb(64, 23, 74)
HSL	hsl(288, 53%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(288, 69%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.5%, 68.9%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.49, 28.74, -22.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.49, 36.80, 321.37°)
OKLab	oklab(29.24% 0.0745 -0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(29.24% 0.098 319.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.6566, 2.1974, 6.7088)
Luminance	0.0220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40174A #214A17

analogous

#27174A #40174A #4A173B

triadic

#40174A #4A4017 #174A40

tetradic

#40174A #4A2717 #214A17 #173B4A

square

#40174A #4A2717 #214A17 #173B4A

split-complementary

#40174A #3B4A17 #174A27

monochromatic

#140717 #18081B #40174A #682679 #9134A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.59

#40174A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#40174A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40174A

14.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40174A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40174A	1.00	14.59	1.44	14.59
#FFFFFF	14.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#09264C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A2A49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#401F2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40174a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 23, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.098 319.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77577d',
    500: '#40174a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40174a;
$custom-light: #77577d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40174a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.235,
    "s": 52.577,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29243,
    "c": 0.09834,
    "h": 319.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40174A

secondary

#49813C

accent

#DC4C68

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#090309

muted

#7B787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #40174A

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

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