#42174F#42174F

#42174F is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.9% C 0.105 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42174F
RGB	rgb(66, 23, 79)
HSL	hsl(286, 55%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(286, 71%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 70.9%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.16, 30.47, -25.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.16, 39.61, 320.28°)
OKLab	oklab(29.9% 0.0774 -0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(29.9% 0.105 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.9642, 2.3357, 7.6376)
Luminance	0.0234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42174F #244F17

analogous

#26174F #42174F #4F1740

triadic

#42174F #4F4217 #174F42

tetradic

#42174F #4F2617 #244F17 #17404F

square

#42174F #4F2617 #244F17 #17404F

split-complementary

#42174F #404F17 #174F26

monochromatic

#140718 #1A0920 #42174F #6A257E #9133AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.31

#42174F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#42174F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42174F

14.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42174F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42174F	1.00	14.31	1.47	14.31
#FFFFFF	14.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#042751

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#192C4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#422130

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42174f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 23, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.9% 0.105 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#785881',
    500: '#42174f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42174f;
$custom-light: #785881;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42174f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.071,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29903,
    "c": 0.10495,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42174F

secondary

#4D863C

accent

#DE4A6C

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#09030A

muted

#7B787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #42174F

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →