#422272#422272

#422272 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.131 H 297.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422272
RGB	rgb(66, 34, 114)
HSL	hsl(264, 54%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(264, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.1%, 70.2%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.01, 33.65, -40.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.01, 52.76, 309.63°)
OKLab	oklab(34.24% 0.06 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(34.24% 0.131 297.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.8553, 3.5171, 16.2867)
Luminance	0.0352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422272 #527222

analogous

#222A72 #422272 #6A2272

triadic

#422272 #724222 #227242

tetradic

#422272 #72222A #527222 #22726A

square

#422272 #72222A #527222 #22726A

split-complementary

#422272 #726A22 #2A7222

monochromatic

#0E0718 #271443 #422272 #5D30A1 #7A46C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.33

#422272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#422272 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422272

12.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422272	1.00	12.33	1.70	12.33
#FFFFFF	12.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003574

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003470

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#363547

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 34, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.131 297.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b5f9b',
    500: '#422272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422272;
$custom-light: #7b5f9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 54.054,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34236,
    "c": 0.13057,
    "h": 297.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422272

secondary

#81A54B

accent

#DD4AA3

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EEE9F2

border

#C9C5CC

text

#0A050E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #422272

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

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