#40286B#40286B

#40286B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.4% C 0.112 H 296.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40286B
RGB	rgb(64, 40, 107)
HSL	hsl(261, 46%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(261, 63%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.2%, 62.6%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.55, 27.56, -35.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.55, 44.75, 308.01°)
OKLab	oklab(34.4% 0.0501 -0.1002)
OKLCH	oklch(34.4% 0.112 296.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.5263, 3.6690, 14.3241)
Luminance	0.0367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40286B #536B28

analogous

#28326B #40286B #62286B

triadic

#40286B #6B4028 #286B40

tetradic

#40286B #6B2832 #536B28 #286B62

square

#40286B #6B2832 #536B28 #286B62

split-complementary

#40286B #6B6228 #326B28

monochromatic

#0D0816 #25173E #40286B #5B3998 #7750BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.11

#40286B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.73

#40286B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40286B

12.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40286B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40286B	1.00	12.11	1.73	12.11
#FFFFFF	12.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00366D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C356A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#363645

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40286b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 40, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.4% 0.112 296.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786396',
    500: '#40286b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40286b;
$custom-light: #786396;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40286b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.493,
    "s": 45.578,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34399,
    "c": 0.11206,
    "h": 296.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40286B

secondary

#829D51

accent

#D553A6

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EDEAF2

border

#C8C6CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40286B

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

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