#40248D#40248D

#40248D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.7% C 0.162 H 287.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40248D
RGB	rgb(64, 36, 141)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.6%, 74.5%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.56, 40.13, -53.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.56, 66.91, 306.85°)
OKLab	oklab(36.74% 0.0496 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(36.74% 0.162 287.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.5515, 4.2745, 25.6213)
Luminance	0.0428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40248D #718D24

analogous

#243D8D #40248D #75248D

triadic

#40248D #8D4024 #248D40

tetradic

#40248D #8D243D #718D24 #248D75

square

#40248D #8D243D #718D24 #248D75

split-complementary

#40248D #8D7524 #3D8D24

monochromatic

#140B2B #2A185C #40248D #5630BE #7957D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.32

#40248D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.86

#40248D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40248D

11.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40248D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40248D	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)

#003D90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00378B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#214056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40248d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 36, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.7% 0.162 287.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40248d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256,
    "s": 59.322,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3674,
    "c": 0.16173,
    "h": 287.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40248D

secondary

#9EB854

accent

#E345B9

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFEAF5

border

#CAC6CF

text

#0B0510

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #40248D

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →