#400A40
Closest named color: Eggplant Purple (#430541). oklch(27% 0.107 328), rgb(64, 10, 64).
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White text reads best on this color (15.72:1).
About this color
#400A40 is a dark, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 27%, its chroma 0.107 and its hue 328°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Eggplant Purple (#430541), ΔE 0.009 away. White text reads best on it, at 15.72:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | dark (27%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.107) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Eggplant Purple (#430541) |
| Black text | 1.33:1 |
| White text | 15.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #400A40 |
| RGB | rgb(64, 10, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 73%, 15%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(27% 0.107 328) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #400A40 | 15.72:1 | AAA | Lc -104.7 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #400A40 | 1.33:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #400A40 text on white | 15.72:1 | AAA | Lc 102.0 | Preferred for body text |
| #400A40 text on black | 1.33:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.
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Step 50
50
#FCF2FB
oklch(97.1% 0.016 328.8)
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Step 100
100
#F8E2F7
oklch(93.7% 0.037 327.2)
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Step 200
200
#F4C9F1
oklch(88.5% 0.071 328.4)
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Step 300
300
#EDA3EA
oklch(81% 0.126 328)
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Step 400
400
#E16ADF
oklch(70.7% 0.203 328.1)
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Step 500
500
#D630D6
oklch(63.1% 0.26 328.1)
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Step 600
600
#BB00BC
oklch(55.6% 0.256 328.1)
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Step 700
700
#9E009F
oklch(49.1% 0.226 328)
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Step 800
800
#820083
oklch(42.6% 0.196 328)
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Step 900
900
#6D056D
oklch(37.8% 0.169 328.3)
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Step 950
950 (this color)
#400A40
oklch(27% 0.107 328)
#400A40 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #021F41 | 0.115 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #19253F | 0.096 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #421324 | 0.060 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #232323 | 0.108 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #400A40
#400A40
oklch(27% 0.107 328)
- #00300E
#00300E
oklch(27% 0.077 148.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #400A40, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #400A40.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Eggplant Purple #430541 ΔE 0.009
- Aubergine #3D0734 ΔE 0.023
- Deep Violet #490648 ΔE 0.025
- Eggplant #380835 ΔE 0.027
- Dark Purple #35063E ΔE 0.029
- Deep Purple #36013F ΔE 0.032
- Dark Plum #3F012C ΔE 0.039
- Plum Purple #4E0550 ΔE 0.042
Use #400A40 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.