#42147B#42147B
#42147B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.4% C 0.158 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42147B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 20, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 72%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 84%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.3%, 83.7%, 0%, 51.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.39, 42.99, -49.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(20.39, 65.21, 311.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.35% 0.0712 -0.1405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.35% 0.158 296.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0711, 3.0885, 19.0113) |
| Luminance | 0.0309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 2.75
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 3.16
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 4.02
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 6.61
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 7.16
Navy
#000080
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42147B #4D7B14
analogous
#14197B #42147B #75147B
triadic
#42147B #7B4214 #147B42
tetradic
#42147B #7B1419 #4D7B14 #147B75
square
#42147B #7B1419 #4D7B14 #147B75
split-complementary
#42147B #7B7514 #197B14
monochromatic
#0E041A #260B46 #42147B #5E1DB0 #7B2DDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.98
#42147B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.62
#42147B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #42147B
12.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42147B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42147B | 1.00 | 12.98 | 1.62 | 12.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00327E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003079
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#323248
Achromatopsia (no color)
#313131
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42147b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 20, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.4% 0.158 296.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d58a2',
500: '#42147b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42147b; $custom-light: #7d58a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42147b",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 20,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.796,
"s": 72.028,
"l": 28.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3335,
"c": 0.15755,
"h": 296.9
},
"luminance": 0.03089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42147B
secondary
#7CB13A
accent
#EF399E
background
#F8F5FA
surface
#EFE9F4
border
#CAC5CE
text
#0A040F
muted
#7C797F