#40229F#40229F

#40229F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.185 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40229F
RGB	rgb(64, 34, 159)
HSL	hsl(254, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(254, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 78.6%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.97, 46.50, -62.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.97, 77.74, 306.74°)
OKLab	oklab(38.27% 0.0463 -0.1795)
OKLCH	oklch(38.27% 0.185 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.9425, 4.7367, 33.2372)
Luminance	0.0474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40229F #819F22

analogous

#22429F #40229F #7E229F

triadic

#40229F #9F4022 #229F40

tetradic

#40229F #9F2242 #819F22 #229F7E

square

#40229F #9F2242 #819F22 #229F7E

split-complementary

#40229F #9F7E22 #429F22

monochromatic

#170C3A #2C176D #40229F #542DD1 #7D5FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.78

#40229F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#40229F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40229F

10.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40229F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40229F	1.00	10.78	1.95	10.78
#FFFFFF	10.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0041A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00399D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#044660

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40229f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 34, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.185 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8161bd',
    500: '#40229f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40229f;
$custom-light: #8161bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40229f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.4,
    "s": 64.767,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38269,
    "c": 0.18541,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40229F

secondary

#A9C15B

accent

#E840C0

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #40229F

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

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