#40255D#40255D

#40255D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.8% C 0.098 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40255D
RGB	rgb(64, 37, 93)
HSL	hsl(269, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(269, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 60.2%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.84, 25.39, -28.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.84, 38.42, 311.36°)
OKLab	oklab(32.83% 0.0543 -0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(32.83% 0.098 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.7513, 3.2034, 10.7218)
Luminance	0.0320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40255D #425D25

analogous

#25265D #40255D #5C255D

triadic

#40255D #5D4025 #255D40

tetradic

#40255D #5D2526 #425D25 #255D5C

square

#40255D #5D2526 #425D25 #255D5C

split-complementary

#40255D #5D5C25 #265D25

monochromatic

#0F0916 #221431 #40255D #5E3689 #7C48B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.80

#40255D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#40255D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40255D

12.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40255D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40255D	1.00	12.80	1.64	12.80
#FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F315F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#19325C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B303D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40255d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 37, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.8% 0.098 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77618b',
    500: '#40255d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40255d;
$custom-light: #77618b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40255d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.929,
    "s": 43.077,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32831,
    "c": 0.09784,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40255D

secondary

#70904D

accent

#D35596

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#09050C

muted

#7B797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #40255D

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

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