#40229D#40229D

#40229D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.183 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40229D
RGB	rgb(64, 34, 157)
HSL	hsl(255, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(255, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 78.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.77, 45.91, -61.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.77, 76.68, 306.78°)
OKLab	oklab(38.07% 0.0469 -0.177)
OKLCH	oklch(38.07% 0.183 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.7703, 4.6678, 32.3306)
Luminance	0.0467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40229D #7F9D22

analogous

#22429D #40229D #7D229D

triadic

#40229D #9D4022 #229D40

tetradic

#40229D #9D2242 #7F9D22 #229D7D

square

#40229D #9D2242 #7F9D22 #229D7D

split-complementary

#40229D #9D7D22 #429D22

monochromatic

#170C38 #2B176B #40229D #552DCF #7C5DDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.86

#40229D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#40229D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40229D

10.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40229D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40229D	1.00	10.86	1.93	10.86
#FFFFFF	10.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0040A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00399B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#09465F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40229d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 34, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.183 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8061bb',
    500: '#40229d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40229d;
$custom-light: #8061bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40229d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.634,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38065,
    "c": 0.18306,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40229D

secondary

#A8C15A

accent

#E740BF

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #40229D

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

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