#42209C#42209C

#42209C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.184 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42209C
RGB	rgb(66, 32, 156)
HSL	hsl(256, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(256, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 79.5%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.54, 46.83, -61.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.54, 77.05, 307.44°)
OKLab	oklab(37.92% 0.0516 -0.1762)
OKLCH	oklch(37.92% 0.184 286.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.7622, 4.5911, 31.8705)
Luminance	0.0459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42209C #7A9C20

analogous

#203C9C #42209C #80209C

triadic

#42209C #9C4220 #209C42

tetradic

#42209C #9C203C #7A9C20 #209C80

square

#42209C #9C203C #7A9C20 #209C80

split-complementary

#42209C #9C8020 #3C9C20

monochromatic

#170B36 #2D1669 #42209C #572ACF #7D59DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.95

#42209C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#42209C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42209C

10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42209C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42209C	1.00	10.95	1.92	10.95
#FFFFFF	10.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00399A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#16445E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42209c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 32, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.184 286.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8160ba',
    500: '#42209c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42209c;
$custom-light: #8160ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42209c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.452,
    "s": 65.957,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37923,
    "c": 0.18358,
    "h": 286.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42209C

secondary

#A4C157

accent

#E93FBA

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0512

muted

#7D7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #42209C

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

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