#42209D#42209D

#42209D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.185 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42209D
RGB	rgb(66, 32, 157)
HSL	hsl(256, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(256, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 79.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.64, 47.12, -61.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.64, 77.57, 307.41°)
OKLab	oklab(38.03% 0.0513 -0.1775)
OKLCH	oklch(38.03% 0.185 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.8472, 4.6251, 32.3183)
Luminance	0.0463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42209D #7B9D20

analogous

#203D9D #42209D #81209D

triadic

#42209D #9D4220 #209D42

tetradic

#42209D #9D203D #7B9D20 #209D81

square

#42209D #9D203D #7B9D20 #209D81

split-complementary

#42209D #9D8120 #3D9D20

monochromatic

#170B37 #2D166A #42209D #572AD0 #7E5ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.91

#42209D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#42209D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42209D

10.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42209D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42209D	1.00	10.91	1.93	10.91
#FFFFFF	10.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0040A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00399B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14455E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42209d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 32, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.185 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8260bb',
    500: '#42209d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42209d;
$custom-light: #8260bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42209d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.32,
    "s": 66.138,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38025,
    "c": 0.18474,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42209D

secondary

#A5C157

accent

#E93FBB

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0512

muted

#7D7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #42209D

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

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