#420E42#420E42

#420E42 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.105 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#420E42
RGB	rgb(66, 14, 66)
HSL	hsl(300, 65%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(300, 79%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.77, 31.92, -20.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.77, 37.74, 327.75°)
OKLab	oklab(27.9% 0.089 -0.0557)
OKLCH	oklch(27.9% 0.105 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.3871, 1.8659, 5.3350)
Luminance	0.0187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#420E42 #0E420E

analogous

#280E42 #420E42 #420E28

triadic

#420E42 #42420E #0E4242

tetradic

#420E42 #42280E #0E420E #0E2842

square

#420E42 #42280E #0E420E #0E2842

split-complementary

#420E42 #28420E #0E4228

monochromatic

#190519 #190519 #420E42 #741974 #A723A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.29

#420E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#420E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #420E42

15.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##420E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##420E42	1.00	15.29	1.37	15.29
#FFFFFF	15.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#062143

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C2841

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#441627

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #420e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 14, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.105 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#795276',
    500: '#420e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #420e42;
$custom-light: #795276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#420e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 14,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 65,
    "l": 15.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27901,
    "c": 0.10504,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#420E42

secondary

#2F7D2F

accent

#E84040

background

#F7F4F7

surface

#EDE7ED

border

#C8C3C8

text

#090208

muted

#7B787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #420E42

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

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