#40235A#40235A

#40235A is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.097 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40235A
RGB	rgb(64, 35, 90)
HSL	hsl(272, 44%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(272, 61%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 61.1%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.16, 25.81, -27.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.16, 38.03, 312.74°)
OKLab	oklab(32.27% 0.0572 -0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(32.27% 0.097 306)
XYZ	xyz(4.5605, 3.0303, 10.0155)
Luminance	0.0303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 8.25

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40235A #3D5A23

analogous

#24235A #40235A #5A2359

triadic

#40235A #5A4023 #235A40

tetradic

#40235A #5A2423 #3D5A23 #23595A

square

#40235A #5A2423 #3D5A23 #23595A

split-complementary

#40235A #595A23 #235A24

monochromatic

#100916 #21122E #40235A #5F3486 #7F45B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.08

#40235A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#40235A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40235A

13.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40235A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40235A	1.00	13.08	1.61	13.08
#FFFFFF	13.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E305C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#193159

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C2D3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40235a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 35, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.097 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#775f89',
    500: '#40235a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40235a;
$custom-light: #775f89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40235a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.636,
    "s": 44,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32269,
    "c": 0.09729,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.0303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40235A

secondary

#6B8E4B

accent

#D45490

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#09040B

muted

#7B797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #40235A

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

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