#402242#402242

#402242 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.6% C 0.068 H 324.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#402242
RGB	rgb(64, 34, 66)
HSL	hsl(296, 32%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(296, 48%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(3%, 48.5%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.49, 20.35, -14.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.49, 24.88, 324.85°)
OKLab	oklab(30.56% 0.0557 -0.0392)
OKLCH	oklch(30.56% 0.068 324.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.6697, 2.6276, 5.4671)
Luminance	0.0263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#402242 #244222

analogous

#302242 #402242 #422234

triadic

#402242 #424022 #224240

tetradic

#402242 #423022 #244222 #223442

square

#402242 #423022 #244222 #223442

split-complementary

#402242 #344222 #224230

monochromatic

#140A14 #190D1A #402242 #67376A #8E4C93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.77

#402242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.53

#402242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #402242

13.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##402242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##402242	1.00	13.77	1.53	13.77
#FFFFFF	13.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F2B43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#272E41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41252E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #402242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 34, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.6% 0.068 324.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#765e76',
    500: '#402242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #402242;
$custom-light: #765e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#402242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.25,
    "s": 32,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30559,
    "c": 0.06811,
    "h": 324.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#402242

secondary

#4D754A

accent

#C86066

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9ED

border

#C8C5C8

text

#080408

muted

#7B797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #402242

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

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