#402E8D#402E8D
#402E8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.149 H 285.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #402E8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 46, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 67%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.6%, 67.4%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.64, 34.39, -50.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.64, 60.80, 304.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.23% 0.0402 -0.144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.23% 0.15 285.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8976, 4.9666, 25.7366) |
| Luminance | 0.0497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.54
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.50
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.69
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.84
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 7.09
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#402E8D #7B8D2E
analogous
#2E4C8D #402E8D #702E8D
triadic
#402E8D #8D402E #2E8D40
tetradic
#402E8D #8D2E4C #7B8D2E #2E8D70
square
#402E8D #8D2E4C #7B8D2E #2E8D70
split-complementary
#402E8D #8D702E #4C8D2E
monochromatic
#161031 #2B1F5F #402E8D #553DBB #7B68CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.53
#402E8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.99
#402E8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #402E8D
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##402E8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##402E8D | 1.00 | 10.53 | 1.99 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004290
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003C8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#204659
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #402e8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 46, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.149 285.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d68af',
500: '#402e8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #402e8d; $custom-light: #7d68af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#402e8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 46,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.368,
"s": 50.802,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38229,
"c": 0.1495,
"h": 285.6
},
"luminance": 0.04967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#402E8D
secondary
#A5B562
accent
#DA4EC0
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#EFEBF5
border
#CAC6CF
text
#0A0610
muted
#7C7A7F