#402E9E#402E9E

#402E9E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.172 H 282.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#402E9E
RGB	rgb(64, 46, 158)
HSL	hsl(250, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 70.9%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.15, 39.79, -58.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.15, 70.43, 304.40°)
OKLab	oklab(39.78% 0.0375 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(39.78% 0.172 282.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.2610, 5.5120, 32.9170)
Luminance	0.0551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#402E9E #8C9E2E

analogous

#2E549E #402E9E #782E9E

triadic

#402E9E #9E402E #2E9E40

tetradic

#402E9E #9E2E54 #8C9E2E #2E9E78

square

#402E9E #9E2E54 #8C9E2E #2E9E78

split-complementary

#402E9E #9E782E #549E2E

monochromatic

#1A123F #2D206F #402E9E #5741C8 #8171D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.99

#402E9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#402E9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #402E9E

9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##402E9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##402E9E	1.00	9.99	2.10	9.99
#FFFFFF	9.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#044C62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #402e9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 46, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.172 282.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8068bc',
    500: '#402e9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #402e9e;
$custom-light: #8068bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#402e9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.643,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39777,
    "c": 0.17153,
    "h": 282.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#402E9E

secondary

#B0BD6B

accent

#DE4AC6

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #402E9E

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

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