#40255A#40255A

#40255A is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.094 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40255A
RGB	rgb(64, 37, 90)
HSL	hsl(271, 42%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(271, 59%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 58.9%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.64, 24.56, -27.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.64, 36.62, 312.11°)
OKLab	oklab(32.62% 0.0542 -0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(32.62% 0.094 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.6210, 3.1513, 10.0357)
Luminance	0.0315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40255A #3F5A25

analogous

#26255A #40255A #5A2559

triadic

#40255A #5A4025 #255A40

tetradic

#40255A #5A2625 #3F5A25 #25595A

square

#40255A #5A2625 #3F5A25 #25595A

split-complementary

#40255A #595A25 #255A26

monochromatic

#0F0916 #21132F #40255A #5F3785 #7E49B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.88

#40255A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#40255A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40255A

12.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40255A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40255A	1.00	12.88	1.63	12.88
#FFFFFF	12.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#13315C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C3259

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C2F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40255a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 37, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.094 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#776089',
    500: '#40255a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40255a;
$custom-light: #776089;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40255a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.566,
    "s": 41.732,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32618,
    "c": 0.09375,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40255A

secondary

#6D8D4D

accent

#D25693

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#09050B

muted

#7B797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #40255A

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

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