#40249B#40249B

#40249B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.179 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40249B
RGB	rgb(64, 36, 155)
HSL	hsl(254, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(254, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 76.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.92, 44.32, -59.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.92, 74.55, 306.47°)
OKLab	oklab(38.11% 0.046 -0.1727)
OKLCH	oklch(38.11% 0.179 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.6598, 4.7178, 31.4583)
Luminance	0.0472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40249B #7F9B24

analogous

#24439B #40249B #7C249B

triadic

#40249B #9B4024 #249B40

tetradic

#40249B #9B2443 #7F9B24 #249B7C

square

#40249B #9B2443 #7F9B24 #249B7C

split-complementary

#40249B #9B7C24 #439B24

monochromatic

#170D38 #2B1869 #40249B #5530CD #7C5FDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.80

#40249B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.94

#40249B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40249B

10.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40249B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40249B	1.00	10.80	1.94	10.80
#FFFFFF	10.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E465E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40249b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 36, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.179 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8062ba',
    500: '#40249b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40249b;
$custom-light: #8062ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40249b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.118,
    "s": 62.304,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38109,
    "c": 0.17871,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40249B

secondary

#A8BF5C

accent

#E542BF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0512

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #40249B

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

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