#420842#420842

#420842 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.3% C 0.112 H 328.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#420842
RGB	rgb(66, 8, 66)
HSL	hsl(300, 78%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(300, 88%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 87.9%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.98, 34.19, -21.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.98, 40.33, 327.96°)
OKLab	oklab(27.33% 0.0954 -0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(27.33% 0.112 328.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.3169, 1.7255, 5.3116)
Luminance	0.0173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#420842 #084208

analogous

#250842 #420842 #420825

triadic

#420842 #424208 #084242

tetradic

#420842 #422508 #084208 #082542

square

#420842 #422508 #084208 #082542

split-complementary

#420842 #254208 #084225

monochromatic

#1B031B #1B031B #420842 #790F79 #AF15AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.61

#420842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#420842 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #420842

15.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##420842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##420842	1.00	15.61	1.35	15.61
#FFFFFF	15.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001F44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#192641

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#441225

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #420842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 8, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.3% 0.112 328.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#795076',
    500: '#420842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #420842;
$custom-light: #795076;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#420842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 78.378,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27335,
    "c": 0.1124,
    "h": 328.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#420842

secondary

#258025

accent

#F53333

background

#F7F4F7

surface

#EEE7ED

border

#C9C3C8

text

#090208

muted

#7B787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #420842

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

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