#40256A#40256A

#40256A is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.115 H 298.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40256A
RGB	rgb(64, 37, 106)
HSL	hsl(263, 48%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(263, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.6%, 65.1%, 0%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.78, 29.11, -35.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.78, 46.18, 309.08°)
OKLab	oklab(33.81% 0.0541 -0.102)
OKLCH	oklch(33.81% 0.115 298)
XYZ	xyz(5.3768, 3.4537, 14.0162)
Luminance	0.0345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40256A #4F6A25

analogous

#252C6A #40256A #62256A

triadic

#40256A #6A4025 #256A40

tetradic

#40256A #6A252C #4F6A25 #256A62

square

#40256A #6A252C #4F6A25 #256A62

split-complementary

#40256A #6A6225 #2C6A25

monochromatic

#0E0817 #25153D #40256A #5B3597 #784AC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.42

#40256A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#40256A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40256A

12.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40256A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40256A	1.00	12.42	1.69	12.42
#FFFFFF	12.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00346C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#063368

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#363443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40256a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 37, 106);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.115 298.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786195',
    500: '#40256a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40256a;
$custom-light: #786195;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40256a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 106
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.478,
    "s": 48.252,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33814,
    "c": 0.11544,
    "h": 298
  },
  "luminance": 0.03454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40256A

secondary

#7E9D4E

accent

#D850A3

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EEEAF2

border

#C9C6CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40256A

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

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