#40248C#40248C

#40248C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.161 H 288.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40248C
RGB	rgb(64, 36, 140)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 74.3%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.46, 39.83, -53.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.46, 66.36, 306.88°)
OKLab	oklab(36.65% 0.0498 -0.1526)
OKLCH	oklch(36.65% 0.161 288.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.4775, 4.2448, 25.2312)
Luminance	0.0425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40248C #708C24

analogous

#243C8C #40248C #74248C

triadic

#40248C #8C4024 #248C40

tetradic

#40248C #8C243C #708C24 #248C74

square

#40248C #8C243C #708C24 #248C74

split-complementary

#40248C #8C7424 #3C8C24

monochromatic

#130B2B #2A175B #40248C #5631BD #7857D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.36

#40248C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#40248C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40248C

11.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40248C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40248C	1.00	11.36	1.85	11.36
#FFFFFF	11.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00378A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#224056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40248c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 36, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.161 288.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d62af',
    500: '#40248c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40248c;
$custom-light: #7d62af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40248c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.154,
    "s": 59.091,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36645,
    "c": 0.1605,
    "h": 288.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40248C

secondary

#9DB854

accent

#E246B8

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFEAF5

border

#CAC6CF

text

#0B0510

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #40248C

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

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