#42144E#42144E

#42144E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.108 H 318.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42144E
RGB	rgb(66, 20, 78)
HSL	hsl(288, 59%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(288, 74%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.4%, 74.4%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.55, 31.75, -25.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.55, 40.79, 321.11°)
OKLab	oklab(29.44% 0.0814 -0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(29.44% 0.108 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.8719, 2.2088, 7.4286)
Luminance	0.0221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42144E #204E14

analogous

#25144E #42144E #4E143D

triadic

#42144E #4E4214 #144E42

tetradic

#42144E #4E2514 #204E14 #143D4E

square

#42144E #4E2514 #204E14 #143D4E

split-complementary

#42144E #3D4E14 #144E25

monochromatic

#150618 #19081D #42144E #6B207F #942DAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.57

#42144E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#42144E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42144E

14.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42144E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42144E	1.00	14.57	1.44	14.57
#FFFFFF	14.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002650

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#172A4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#421F2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42144e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 20, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.108 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#795680',
    500: '#42144e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42144e;
$custom-light: #795680;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42144e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.586,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2944,
    "c": 0.10849,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42144E

secondary

#488638

accent

#E24566

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#09030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #42144E

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

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