#40269D#40269D

#40269D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.179 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40269D
RGB	rgb(64, 38, 157)
HSL	hsl(253, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(253, 76%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 75.8%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.48, 43.89, -60.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.48, 74.54, 306.07°)
OKLab	oklab(38.56% 0.044 -0.1736)
OKLCH	oklch(38.56% 0.179 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.8914, 4.9100, 32.3709)
Luminance	0.0491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40269D #839D26

analogous

#26479D #40269D #7B269D

triadic

#40269D #9D4026 #269D40

tetradic

#40269D #9D2647 #839D26 #269D7B

square

#40269D #9D2647 #839D26 #269D7B

split-complementary

#40269D #9D7B26 #479D26

monochromatic

#180E3A #2C1A6C #40269D #5433CE #7E64D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.59

#40269D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#40269D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40269D

10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40269D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40269D	1.00	10.59	1.98	10.59
#FFFFFF	10.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0042A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#094760

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40269d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 38, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.179 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8064bb',
    500: '#40269d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40269d;
$custom-light: #8064bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40269d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.109,
    "s": 61.026,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38563,
    "c": 0.17907,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40269D

secondary

#AABF60

accent

#E444C1

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0512

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #40269D

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

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