#40255E#40255E

#40255E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.099 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40255E
RGB	rgb(64, 37, 94)
HSL	hsl(268, 44%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(268, 61%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 60.6%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.91, 25.67, -29.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.91, 39.02, 311.14°)
OKLab	oklab(32.9% 0.0544 -0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(32.9% 0.099 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.7958, 3.2213, 10.9566)
Luminance	0.0322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40255E #435E25

analogous

#25265E #40255E #5C255E

triadic

#40255E #5E4025 #255E40

tetradic

#40255E #5E2526 #435E25 #255E5C

square

#40255E #5E2526 #435E25 #255E5C

split-complementary

#40255E #5E5C25 #265E25

monochromatic

#0F0916 #221432 #40255E #5E368A #7C48B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.77

#40255E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#40255E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40255E

12.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40255E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40255E	1.00	12.77	1.64	12.77
#FFFFFF	12.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E3260

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#18325D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A303D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40255e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 37, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.099 303.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40255e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.421,
    "s": 43.511,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32903,
    "c": 0.09921,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40255E

secondary

#71914D

accent

#D35597

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#09050C

muted

#7B797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #40255E

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

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