#40249F#40249F

#40249F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.183 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40249F
RGB	rgb(64, 36, 159)
HSL	hsl(254, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(254, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 77.4%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.32, 45.51, -61.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.32, 76.70, 306.40°)
OKLab	oklab(38.51% 0.0449 -0.1779)
OKLCH	oklch(38.51% 0.183 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.0013, 4.8544, 33.2568)
Luminance	0.0486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40249F #839F24

analogous

#24459F #40249F #7E249F

triadic

#40249F #9F4024 #249F40

tetradic

#40249F #9F2445 #839F24 #249F7E

square

#40249F #9F2445 #839F24 #249F7E

split-complementary

#40249F #9F7E24 #459F24

monochromatic

#180D3B #2C196D #40249F #5430D0 #7E62DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.65

#40249F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#40249F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40249F

10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40249F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40249F	1.00	10.65	1.97	10.65
#FFFFFF	10.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0042A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#034760

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40249f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 36, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.183 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8163bd',
    500: '#40249f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40249f;
$custom-light: #8163bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40249f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.659,
    "s": 63.077,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3851,
    "c": 0.18348,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40249F

secondary

#AAC15E

accent

#E642C1

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0512

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #40249F

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

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