#402D8D#402D8D
#402D8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.151 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #402D8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 45, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.6%, 68.1%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.42, 34.99, -50.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.42, 61.44, 304.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.07% 0.0412 -0.1451) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.07% 0.151 285.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8590, 4.8894, 25.7238) |
| Luminance | 0.0489 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.80
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.76
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.66
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.82
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 6.91
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#402D8D #7A8D2D
analogous
#2D4A8D #402D8D #702D8D
triadic
#402D8D #8D402D #2D8D40
tetradic
#402D8D #8D2D4A #7A8D2D #2D8D70
square
#402D8D #8D2D4A #7A8D2D #2D8D70
split-complementary
#402D8D #8D702D #4A8D2D
monochromatic
#160F30 #2B1E5F #402D8D #553CBB #7B66CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.62
#402D8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.98
#402D8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #402D8D
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##402D8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##402D8D | 1.00 | 10.62 | 1.98 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004190
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003C8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#204559
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #402d8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 45, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.151 285.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d67af',
500: '#402d8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #402d8d; $custom-light: #7d67af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#402d8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 45,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.875,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38068,
"c": 0.15079,
"h": 285.9
},
"luminance": 0.0489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#402D8D
secondary
#A4B561
accent
#DB4DBF
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#EFEBF5
border
#CAC6CF
text
#0A0610
muted
#7C7A7F