#42168F#42168F

#42168F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.178 H 290.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42168F
RGB	rgb(66, 22, 143)
HSL	hsl(262, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(262, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 84.6%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.71, 47.53, -57.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.71, 74.85, 309.42°)
OKLab	oklab(35.56% 0.0626 -0.1663)
OKLCH	oklch(35.56% 0.178 290.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.4902, 3.7149, 26.3037)
Luminance	0.0372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42168F #638F16

analogous

#16278F #42168F #7E168F

triadic

#42168F #8F4216 #168F42

tetradic

#42168F #8F1627 #638F16 #168F7E

square

#42168F #8F1627 #638F16 #168F7E

split-complementary

#42168F #8F7E16 #278F16

monochromatic

#110625 #2A0E5A #42168F #5A1EC4 #793EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.05

#42168F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#42168F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42168F

12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42168F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42168F	1.00	12.05	1.74	12.05
#FFFFFF	12.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003892

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00338D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#253B54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42168f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 22, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.178 290.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805bb1',
    500: '#42168f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42168f;
$custom-light: #805bb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42168f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.818,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3556,
    "c": 0.17765,
    "h": 290.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42168F

secondary

#92C13F

accent

#F038AD

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#EFE9F6

border

#CAC5D0

text

#0B0411

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #42168F

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

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