#40256D#40256D

#40256D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.119 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40256D
RGB	rgb(64, 37, 109)
HSL	hsl(263, 49%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(263, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 66.1%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.01, 29.99, -37.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.01, 47.96, 308.71°)
OKLab	oklab(34.05% 0.0539 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(34.05% 0.119 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.5355, 3.5172, 14.8523)
Luminance	0.0352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40256D #526D25

analogous

#252E6D #40256D #64256D

triadic

#40256D #6D4025 #256D40

tetradic

#40256D #6D252E #526D25 #256D64

square

#40256D #6D252E #526D25 #256D64

split-complementary

#40256D #6D6425 #2E6D25

monochromatic

#0D0817 #25153F #40256D #5B359B #774BC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.33

#40256D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#40256D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40256D

12.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40256D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40256D	1.00	12.33	1.70	12.33
#FFFFFF	12.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00356F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00346B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#353545

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40256d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 37, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.119 296.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#796197',
    500: '#40256d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40256d;
$custom-light: #796197;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40256d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 49.315,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34054,
    "c": 0.11944,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40256D

secondary

#81A04E

accent

#D94FA5

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EEEAF2

border

#C9C6CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40256D

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

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