#40356D#40356D

#40356D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.0% C 0.094 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40356D
RGB	rgb(64, 53, 109)
HSL	hsl(252, 35%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(252, 51%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 51.4%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.98, 19.75, -31.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.98, 36.79, 302.46°)
OKLab	oklab(36.99% 0.0321 -0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(36.99% 0.094 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.1470, 4.7401, 15.0561)
Luminance	0.0474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40356D #626D35

analogous

#35466D #40356D #5C356D

triadic

#40356D #6D4035 #356D40

tetradic

#40356D #6D3546 #626D35 #356D5C

square

#40356D #6D3546 #626D35 #356D5C

split-complementary

#40356D #6D5C35 #466D35

monochromatic

#100D1B #282144 #40356D #584996 #7767B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.78

#40356D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#40356D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40356D

10.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40356D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40356D	1.00	10.78	1.95	10.78
#FFFFFF	10.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F3F6F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#203C6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34404C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40356d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 53, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.0% 0.094 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#776c97',
    500: '#40356d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40356d;
$custom-light: #776c97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40356d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.786,
    "s": 34.568,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36989,
    "c": 0.09352,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40356D

secondary

#929E60

accent

#CB5DB5

background

#F7F6F9

surface

#EDEBF2

border

#C8C6CC

text

#09070D

muted

#7B7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40356D

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

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