#40385E#40385E

#40385E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 36.7% C 0.065 H 292.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40385E
RGB	rgb(64, 56, 94)
HSL	hsl(253, 25%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(253, 40%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 40.4%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.94, 13.18, -21.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.94, 25.15, 301.61°)
OKLab	oklab(36.67% 0.0249 -0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(36.67% 0.065 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.5484, 4.7264, 11.2075)
Luminance	0.0473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40385E #565E38

analogous

#38435E #40385E #53385E

triadic

#40385E #5E4038 #385E40

tetradic

#40385E #5E3843 #565E38 #385E53

square

#40385E #5E3843 #565E38 #385E53

split-complementary

#40385E #5E5338 #435E38

monochromatic

#0D0B13 #262138 #40385E #5A4F84 #776AA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.80

#40385E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#40385E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40385E

10.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40385E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40385E	1.00	10.80	1.95	10.80
#FFFFFF	10.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D3E5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E3D5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#393F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40385e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 56, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.7% 0.065 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#766e8c',
    500: '#40385e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40385e;
$custom-light: #766e8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40385e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.632,
    "s": 25.333,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36673,
    "c": 0.06475,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40385E

secondary

#858E63

accent

#C266AE

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EDECF0

border

#C8C7CB

text

#08070C

muted

#7B7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #40385E

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

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