#40235E#40235E

#40235E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.103 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40235E
RGB	rgb(64, 35, 94)
HSL	hsl(269, 46%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(269, 63%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 62.8%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.44, 26.91, -30.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.44, 40.40, 311.76°)
OKLab	oklab(32.56% 0.0573 -0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(32.56% 0.103 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.7353, 3.1002, 10.9364)
Luminance	0.0310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40235E #415E23

analogous

#23235E #40235E #5D235E

triadic

#40235E #5E4023 #235E40

tetradic

#40235E #5E2323 #415E23 #235E5D

square

#40235E #5E2323 #415E23 #235E5D

split-complementary

#40235E #5E5D23 #235E23

monochromatic

#0F0816 #221231 #40235E #5E348B #7D44B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.96

#40235E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#40235E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40235E

12.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40235E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40235E	1.00	12.96	1.62	12.96
#FFFFFF	12.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#083160

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#16315D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B2F3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40235e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 35, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.103 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#775f8c',
    500: '#40235e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40235e;
$custom-light: #775f8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40235e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.492,
    "s": 45.736,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3256,
    "c": 0.10264,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40235E

secondary

#6F924B

accent

#D55295

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#09050C

muted

#7B797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #40235E

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

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