#42227C#42227C
#42227C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.143 H 294.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42227C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 34, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 57%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 73%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.8%, 72.6%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.85, 36.54, -45.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.85, 58.47, 308.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.11% 0.0583 -0.1307) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.11% 0.143 294) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.4559, 3.7574, 19.4500) |
| Luminance | 0.0376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.29
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 5.53
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.21
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 6.35
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 7.39
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42227C #5C7C22
analogous
#222F7C #42227C #6F227C
triadic
#42227C #7C4222 #227C42
tetradic
#42227C #7C222F #5C7C22 #227C6F
square
#42227C #7C222F #5C7C22 #227C6F
split-complementary
#42227C #7C6F22 #2F7C22
monochromatic
#0F081C #28154C #42227C #5C2FAC #794BCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.99
#42227C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.75
#42227C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #42227C
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42227C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42227C | 1.00 | 11.99 | 1.75 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00377F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00357A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#31394C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#373737
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42227c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 34, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.143 294.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7c60a3',
500: '#42227c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42227c; $custom-light: #7c60a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42227c",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 34,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.333,
"s": 56.962,
"l": 30.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35106,
"c": 0.1431,
"h": 294
},
"luminance": 0.03758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42227C
secondary
#8BAF4B
accent
#E048AA
background
#F7F5FA
surface
#EEE9F4
border
#C9C5CE
text
#0A050F
muted
#7C797F