#40174F#40174F

#40174F is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.104 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40174F
RGB	rgb(64, 23, 79)
HSL	hsl(284, 55%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(284, 71%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 70.9%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.83, 29.93, -25.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.83, 39.55, 319.18°)
OKLab	oklab(29.6% 0.0745 -0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(29.6% 0.104 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.8318, 2.2674, 7.6314)
Luminance	0.0227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40174F #264F17

analogous

#24174F #40174F #4F1742

triadic

#40174F #4F4017 #174F40

tetradic

#40174F #4F2417 #264F17 #17424F

square

#40174F #4F2417 #264F17 #17424F

split-complementary

#40174F #424F17 #174F24

monochromatic

#130718 #1A0920 #40174F #66257E #8D33AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.45

#40174F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#40174F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40174F

14.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40174F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40174F	1.00	14.45	1.45	14.45
#FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#032751

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#172B4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F2130

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40174f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 23, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.104 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#775781',
    500: '#40174f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40174f;
$custom-light: #775781;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40174f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.929,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.296,
    "c": 0.104,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40174F

secondary

#50863C

accent

#DE4A71

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#09030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #40174F

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

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