#40296C#40296C

#40296C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.112 H 295.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40296C
RGB	rgb(64, 41, 108)
HSL	hsl(261, 45%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(261, 62%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 62%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.86, 27.23, -35.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.86, 44.67, 307.56°)
OKLab	oklab(34.65% 0.0488 -0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(34.65% 0.112 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.6134, 3.7585, 14.6142)
Luminance	0.0376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40296C #556C29

analogous

#29346C #40296C #62296C

triadic

#40296C #6C4029 #296C40

tetradic

#40296C #6C2934 #556C29 #296C62

square

#40296C #6C2934 #556C29 #296C62

split-complementary

#40296C #6C6229 #346C29

monochromatic

#0D0816 #261840 #40296C #5A3A98 #7752BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.99

#40296C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#40296C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40296C

11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40296C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40296C	1.00	11.99	1.75	11.99
#FFFFFF	11.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#01376E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C366B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#353746

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40296c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 41, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.112 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786497',
    500: '#40296c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40296c;
$custom-light: #786497;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40296c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.597,
    "s": 44.966,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3465,
    "c": 0.11185,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40296C

secondary

#849E53

accent

#D553A8

background

#F7F6F9

surface

#EDEBF2

border

#C8C6CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40296C

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

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