#40255C#40255C

#40255C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.8% C 0.096 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40255C
RGB	rgb(64, 37, 92)
HSL	hsl(269, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(269, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 59.8%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.77, 25.11, -28.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.77, 37.82, 311.60°)
OKLab	oklab(32.76% 0.0543 -0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(32.76% 0.096 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.7073, 3.1858, 10.4901)
Luminance	0.0319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40255C #415C25

analogous

#25255C #40255C #5C255C

triadic

#40255C #5C4025 #255C40

tetradic

#40255C #5C2525 #415C25 #255C5C

square

#40255C #5C2525 #415C25 #255C5C

split-complementary

#40255C #5C5C25 #255C25

monochromatic

#0F0916 #221330 #40255C #5E3788 #7D48B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.83

#40255C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#40255C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40255C

12.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40255C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40255C	1.00	12.83	1.64	12.83
#FFFFFF	12.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#10315E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A325B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B303C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40255c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 37, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.8% 0.096 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77618a',
    500: '#40255c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40255c;
$custom-light: #77618a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40255c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.455,
    "s": 42.636,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32759,
    "c": 0.09648,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40255C

secondary

#6F8F4D

accent

#D25595

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#09050C

muted

#7B797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #40255C

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

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