#40238F#40238F

#40238F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.8% C 0.165 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40238F
RGB	rgb(64, 35, 143)
HSL	hsl(256, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(256, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 75.5%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.56, 41.26, -54.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.56, 68.58, 306.98°)
OKLab	oklab(36.8% 0.0499 -0.1576)
OKLCH	oklch(36.8% 0.165 287.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.6718, 4.2748, 26.4022)
Luminance	0.0428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40238F #728F23

analogous

#233C8F #40238F #76238F

triadic

#40238F #8F4023 #238F40

tetradic

#40238F #8F233C #728F23 #238F76

square

#40238F #8F233C #728F23 #238F76

split-complementary

#40238F #8F7623 #3C8F23

monochromatic

#140B2D #2A175E #40238F #562FC0 #7957D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.32

#40238F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.86

#40238F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40238F

11.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40238F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40238F	1.00	11.32	1.86	11.32
#FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00378D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F4157

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40238f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 35, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.8% 0.165 287.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e61b1',
    500: '#40238f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40238f;
$custom-light: #7e61b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40238f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.111,
    "s": 60.674,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36799,
    "c": 0.16529,
    "h": 287.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40238F

secondary

#9FBA54

accent

#E444B9

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#EFEAF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #40238F

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

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