#402CB9#402CB9

#402CB9 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.207 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#402CB9
RGB	rgb(64, 44, 185)
HSL	hsl(249, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(249, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 76.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.38, 49.29, -70.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.38, 86.14, 304.90°)
OKLab	oklab(42.16% 0.033 -0.204)
OKLCH	oklch(42.16% 0.207 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.7692, 6.3932, 46.5033)
Luminance	0.0639 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 3.89

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#402CB9 #A5B92C

analogous

#2C5EB9 #402CB9 #872CB9

triadic

#402CB9 #B9402C #2CB940

tetradic

#402CB9 #B92C5E #A5B92C #2CB987

square

#402CB9 #B92C5E #A5B92C #2CB987

split-complementary

#402CB9 #B9872C #5EB92C

monochromatic

#1E1456 #2F2088 #402CB9 #614DD5 #8D7FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.22

#402CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#402CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #402CB9

9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##402CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##402CB9	1.00	9.22	2.28	9.22
#FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #402cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 44, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.207 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8568cf',
    500: '#402cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #402cb9;
$custom-light: #8568cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#402cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.511,
    "s": 61.572,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42155,
    "c": 0.20664,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#402CB9

secondary

#BEC978

accent

#E543CE

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0C0614

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #402CB9

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

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