#40299F#40299F

#40299F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.178 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40299F
RGB	rgb(64, 41, 159)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(252, 74%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 74.2%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.24, 42.90, -60.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.24, 73.93, 305.47°)
OKLab	oklab(39.16% 0.0413 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(39.16% 0.178 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.1634, 5.1785, 33.3108)
Luminance	0.0518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40299F #889F29

analogous

#294D9F #40299F #7B299F

triadic

#40299F #9F4029 #299F40

tetradic

#40299F #9F294D #889F29 #299F7B

square

#40299F #9F294D #889F29 #299F7B

split-complementary

#40299F #9F7B29 #4D9F29

monochromatic

#19103E #2C1C6E #40299F #5639CC #7F6AD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.32

#40299F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#40299F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40299F

10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40299F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40299F	1.00	10.32	2.04	10.32
#FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0044A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#024A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40299f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 41, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.178 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8065bc',
    500: '#40299f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40299f;
$custom-light: #8065bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40299f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.695,
    "s": 59,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39159,
    "c": 0.17835,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40299F

secondary

#ADBF65

accent

#E246C4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF7

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #40299F

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

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