#42219D#42219D

#42219D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.184 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42219D
RGB	rgb(66, 33, 157)
HSL	hsl(256, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(256, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 79%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.80, 46.65, -61.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.80, 77.07, 307.25°)
OKLab	oklab(38.14% 0.0506 -0.1767)
OKLCH	oklch(38.14% 0.184 286)
XYZ	xyz(8.8746, 4.6798, 32.3274)
Luminance	0.0468 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42219D #7C9D21

analogous

#213E9D #42219D #80219D

triadic

#42219D #9D4221 #219D42

tetradic

#42219D #9D213E #7C9D21 #219D80

square

#42219D #9D213E #7C9D21 #219D80

split-complementary

#42219D #9D8021 #3E9D21

monochromatic

#170C38 #2D166A #42219D #572CD0 #7E5CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.85

#42219D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.94

#42219D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42219D

10.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42219D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42219D	1.00	10.85	1.94	10.85
#FFFFFF	10.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0040A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00399B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14455F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42219d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 33, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.184 286.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8261bb',
    500: '#42219d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42219d;
$custom-light: #8261bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42219d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.968,
    "s": 65.263,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38139,
    "c": 0.1838,
    "h": 286
  },
  "luminance": 0.0468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42219D

secondary

#A5C159

accent

#E840BB

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0512

muted

#7D7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #42219D

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

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