#40296B#40296B

#40296B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.110 H 296.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40296B
RGB	rgb(64, 41, 107)
HSL	hsl(261, 45%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(261, 62%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.2%, 61.7%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.78, 26.93, -34.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.78, 44.07, 307.67°)
OKLab	oklab(34.57% 0.0488 -0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(34.57% 0.11 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.5604, 3.7373, 14.3355)
Luminance	0.0374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40296B #546B29

analogous

#29336B #40296B #61296B

triadic

#40296B #6B4029 #296B40

tetradic

#40296B #6B2933 #546B29 #296B61

square

#40296B #6B2933 #546B29 #296B61

split-complementary

#40296B #6B6129 #336B29

monochromatic

#0D0816 #26183F #40296B #5A3A97 #7752BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.02

#40296B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#40296B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40296B

12.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40296B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40296B	1.00	12.02	1.75	12.02
#FFFFFF	12.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#03376D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E366A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#363745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40296b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 41, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.110 296.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786496',
    500: '#40296b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40296b;
$custom-light: #786496;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40296b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.909,
    "s": 44.595,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34573,
    "c": 0.11046,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40296B

secondary

#839D52

accent

#D453A7

background

#F7F6F9

surface

#EDEBF2

border

#C8C6CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40296B

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

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