#40174E#40174E

#40174E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.103 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40174E
RGB	rgb(64, 23, 78)
HSL	hsl(285, 54%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(285, 71%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 70.5%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.76, 29.69, -25.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.76, 38.99, 319.58°)
OKLab	oklab(29.53% 0.0745 -0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(29.53% 0.103 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.7957, 2.2530, 7.4412)
Luminance	0.0225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40174E #254E17

analogous

#25174E #40174E #4E1741

triadic

#40174E #4E4017 #174E40

tetradic

#40174E #4E2517 #254E17 #17414E

square

#40174E #4E2517 #254E17 #17414E

split-complementary

#40174E #414E17 #174E25

monochromatic

#130718 #19091F #40174E #67257D #8E33AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.48

#40174E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#40174E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40174E

14.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40174E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40174E	1.00	14.48	1.45	14.48
#FFFFFF	14.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#042750

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#172B4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F2130

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40174e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 23, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.103 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#775780',
    500: '#40174e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40174e;
$custom-light: #775780;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40174e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.727,
    "s": 54.455,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29527,
    "c": 0.10285,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40174E

secondary

#4E853C

accent

#DE4A70

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#09030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #40174E

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

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