#42227D#42227D

#42227D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.144 H 293.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42227D
RGB	rgb(66, 34, 125)
HSL	hsl(261, 57%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(261, 73%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.2%, 72.8%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.94, 36.83, -46.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.94, 59.04, 308.60°)
OKLab	oklab(35.2% 0.0581 -0.1321)
OKLCH	oklch(35.2% 0.144 293.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.5195, 3.7828, 19.7847)
Luminance	0.0378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42227D #5D7D22

analogous

#222F7D #42227D #6F227D

triadic

#42227D #7D4222 #227D42

tetradic

#42227D #7D222F #5D7D22 #227D6F

square

#42227D #7D222F #5D7D22 #227D6F

split-complementary

#42227D #7D6F22 #2F7D22

monochromatic

#0F081D #29154D #42227D #5B2FAD #794BCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.95

#42227D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#42227D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42227D

11.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42227D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42227D	1.00	11.95	1.76	11.95
#FFFFFF	11.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003880

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00357B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31394D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42227d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 34, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.144 293.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c60a3',
    500: '#42227d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42227d;
$custom-light: #7c60a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42227d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.099,
    "s": 57.233,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35195,
    "c": 0.14435,
    "h": 293.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42227D

secondary

#8CB04B

accent

#E047AB

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EEE9F4

border

#C9C5CE

text

#0A050F

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42227D

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

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