#40356A#40356A

#40356A is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 36.8% C 0.089 H 290.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40356A
RGB	rgb(64, 53, 106)
HSL	hsl(252, 33%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(252, 50%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.6%, 50%, 0%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.79, 18.82, -29.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.79, 34.92, 302.61°)
OKLab	oklab(36.79% 0.0318 -0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(36.79% 0.089 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.9883, 4.6766, 14.2201)
Luminance	0.0468 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40356A #5F6A35

analogous

#35446A #40356A #5A356A

triadic

#40356A #6A4035 #356A40

tetradic

#40356A #6A3544 #5F6A35 #356A5A

square

#40356A #6A3544 #5F6A35 #356A5A

split-complementary

#40356A #6A5A35 #446A35

monochromatic

#0F0C18 #272141 #40356A #594993 #7667B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.85

#40356A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.94

#40356A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40356A

10.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40356A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40356A	1.00	10.85	1.94	10.85
#FFFFFF	10.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#223E6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#233C69

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#353F4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40356a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 53, 106);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.8% 0.089 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#776c95',
    500: '#40356a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40356a;
$custom-light: #776c95;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40356a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 106
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.453,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36786,
    "c": 0.08893,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40356A

secondary

#8F9B60

accent

#C95EB3

background

#F7F6F9

surface

#EDEBF1

border

#C8C6CB

text

#09070D

muted

#7B7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40356A

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

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