#40239D#40239D
#40239D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.182 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40239D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 35, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.2%, 77.7%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.94, 45.42, -61.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.94, 76.16, 306.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.19% 0.0462 -0.1761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.19% 0.182 284.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7993, 4.7258, 32.3403) |
| Luminance | 0.0473 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 3.21
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 5.48
Ultramarine
#2000B1
ΔE00 5.63
Cobalt Blue
#030AA7
ΔE00 5.83
Royal Blue (survey)
#0504AA
ΔE00 6.10
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40239D #809D23
analogous
#23439D #40239D #7D239D
triadic
#40239D #9D4023 #239D40
tetradic
#40239D #9D2343 #809D23 #239D7D
square
#40239D #9D2343 #809D23 #239D7D
split-complementary
#40239D #9D7D23 #439D23
monochromatic
#170D39 #2C186B #40239D #542ECF #7D5FDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.80
#40239D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.95
#40239D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #40239D
10.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40239D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40239D | 1.00 | 10.80 | 1.95 | 10.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0041A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003A9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#09465F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3D3D3D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40239d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 35, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.182 284.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8062bb',
500: '#40239d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40239d; $custom-light: #8062bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40239d",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 35,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.262,
"s": 63.542,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38186,
"c": 0.18209,
"h": 284.7
},
"luminance": 0.04726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40239D
secondary
#A8C05C
accent
#E741BF
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0EBF6
border
#CBC6D0
text
#0B0512
muted
#7C7A81