#40245D#40245D

#40245D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.7% C 0.100 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40245D
RGB	rgb(64, 36, 93)
HSL	hsl(269, 44%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(269, 61%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 61.3%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.60, 26.01, -29.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.60, 39.12, 311.68°)
OKLab	oklab(32.66% 0.0558 -0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(32.66% 0.1 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.7206, 3.1421, 10.7116)
Luminance	0.0314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 8.01

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40245D #415D24

analogous

#24245D #40245D #5C245D

triadic

#40245D #5D4024 #245D40

tetradic

#40245D #5D2424 #415D24 #245D5C

square

#40245D #5D2424 #415D24 #245D5C

split-complementary

#40245D #5D5C24 #245D24

monochromatic

#0F0916 #221331 #40245D #5E3589 #7D46B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.90

#40245D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#40245D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40245D

12.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40245D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40245D	1.00	12.90	1.63	12.90
#FFFFFF	12.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D315F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#18325C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B2F3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40245d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 36, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.7% 0.100 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77608b',
    500: '#40245d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40245d;
$custom-light: #77608b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40245d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.474,
    "s": 44.186,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32657,
    "c": 0.09958,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40245D

secondary

#6F914C

accent

#D45495

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#09050C

muted

#7B797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #40245D

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

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