#42183E#42183E

#42183E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.085 H 331.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42183E
RGB	rgb(66, 24, 62)
HSL	hsl(306, 47%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(306, 64%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 6.1%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.30, 26.20, -14.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.30, 30.15, 330.34°)
OKLab	oklab(28.94% 0.0746 -0.0408)
OKLCH	oklch(28.94% 0.085 331.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.4429, 2.1596, 4.7920)
Luminance	0.0216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42183E #18421C

analogous

#311842 #42183E #421829

triadic

#42183E #3E4218 #183E42

tetradic

#42183E #423118 #18421C #182942

square

#42183E #423118 #18421C #182942

split-complementary

#42183E #294218 #184231

monochromatic

#160815 #160815 #42183E #6F2868 #9C3992

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.67

#42183E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#42183E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42183E

14.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42183E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42183E	1.00	14.67	1.43	14.67
#FFFFFF	14.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#16253F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#232B3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#451C28

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42183e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 24, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.085 331.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#785873',
    500: '#42183e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42183e;
$custom-light: #785873;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42183e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.714,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28939,
    "c": 0.08503,
    "h": 331.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42183E

secondary

#3D7943

accent

#D65E51

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9ED

border

#C8C5C8

text

#090308

muted

#7B787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #42183E

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

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