#40299D#40299D

#40299D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.176 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40299D
RGB	rgb(64, 41, 157)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(252, 74%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 73.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.04, 42.28, -59.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.04, 72.84, 305.48°)
OKLab	oklab(38.96% 0.0418 -0.1709)
OKLCH	oklch(38.96% 0.176 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.9912, 5.1096, 32.4042)
Luminance	0.0511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40299D #869D29

analogous

#294C9D #40299D #7A299D

triadic

#40299D #9D4029 #299D40

tetradic

#40299D #9D294C #869D29 #299D7A

square

#40299D #9D294C #869D29 #299D7A

split-complementary

#40299D #9D7A29 #4C9D29

monochromatic

#18103C #2C1C6C #40299D #5538CB #7F69D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.39

#40299D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#40299D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40299D

10.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40299D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40299D	1.00	10.39	2.02	10.39
#FFFFFF	10.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0043A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#084960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40299d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 41, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.176 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8065bb',
    500: '#40299d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40299d;
$custom-light: #8065bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40299d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.897,
    "s": 58.586,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38964,
    "c": 0.17589,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40299D

secondary

#ACBE64

accent

#E246C3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #40299D

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

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