#402CA2#402CA2

#402CA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.179 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#402CA2
RGB	rgb(64, 44, 162)
HSL	hsl(250, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(250, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 72.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.11, 42.18, -60.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.11, 73.84, 304.84°)
OKLab	oklab(39.87% 0.0383 -0.1746)
OKLCH	oklch(39.87% 0.179 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.5346, 5.4993, 34.7345)
Luminance	0.0550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#402CA2 #8EA22C

analogous

#2C53A2 #402CA2 #7B2CA2

triadic

#402CA2 #A2402C #2CA240

tetradic

#402CA2 #A22C53 #8EA22C #2CA27B

square

#402CA2 #A22C53 #8EA22C #2CA27B

split-complementary

#402CA2 #A27B2C #53A22C

monochromatic

#1A1242 #2D1F72 #402CA2 #5840CB #8270D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.00

#402CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#402CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #402CA2

10.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##402CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##402CA2	1.00	10.00	2.10	10.00
#FFFFFF	10.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003EA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004C64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #402ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 44, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.179 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8167bf',
    500: '#402ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #402ca2;
$custom-light: #8167bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#402ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.169,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39867,
    "c": 0.1788,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#402CA2

secondary

#B1BF6A

accent

#E147C7

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #402CA2

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

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