#42174A#42174A

#42174A is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.099 H 321.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42174A
RGB	rgb(66, 23, 74)
HSL	hsl(291, 53%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(291, 69%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.8%, 68.9%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.82, 29.32, -22.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.82, 36.92, 322.59°)
OKLab	oklab(29.55% 0.0774 -0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(29.55% 0.099 321.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.7891, 2.2656, 6.7150)
Luminance	0.0226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42174A #1F4A17

analogous

#29174A #42174A #4A1739

triadic

#42174A #4A4217 #174A42

tetradic

#42174A #4A2917 #1F4A17 #17394A

square

#42174A #4A2917 #1F4A17 #17394A

split-complementary

#42174A #394A17 #174A29

monochromatic

#150717 #18081B #42174A #6C2679 #9534A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.45

#42174A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#42174A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42174A

14.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42174A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42174A	1.00	14.45	1.45	14.45
#FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B264C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C2B49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#431F2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42174a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 23, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.099 321.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78577d',
    500: '#42174a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42174a;
$custom-light: #78577d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42174a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.588,
    "s": 52.577,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29553,
    "c": 0.09943,
    "h": 321.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42174A

secondary

#47813C

accent

#DC4C62

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#090309

muted

#7B787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #42174A

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

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