#402D73#402D73

#402D73 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.115 H 292.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#402D73
RGB	rgb(64, 45, 115)
HSL	hsl(256, 44%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(256, 61%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 60.9%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.34, 26.83, -37.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.34, 46.13, 305.57°)
OKLab	oklab(35.9% 0.0434 -0.1069)
OKLCH	oklch(35.9% 0.115 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.1464, 4.2044, 16.7040)
Luminance	0.0420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.12

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#402D73 #60732D

analogous

#2D3D73 #402D73 #632D73

triadic

#402D73 #73402D #2D7340

tetradic

#402D73 #732D3D #60732D #2D7363

square

#402D73 #732D3D #60732D #2D7363

split-complementary

#402D73 #73632D #3D732D

monochromatic

#0F0B1B #281C47 #402D73 #583E9F #765BBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.41

#402D73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#402D73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #402D73

11.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##402D73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##402D73	1.00	11.41	1.84	11.41
#FFFFFF	11.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#013B75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#083871

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#323C4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #402d73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 45, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.115 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79679c',
    500: '#402d73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #402d73;
$custom-light: #79679c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#402d73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.286,
    "s": 43.75,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35899,
    "c": 0.11534,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#402D73

secondary

#90A457

accent

#D354B1

background

#F7F6F9

surface

#EEEBF2

border

#C9C6CC

text

#09060E

muted

#7B7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #402D73

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

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