#42228C#42228C

#42228C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.163 H 289.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42228C
RGB	rgb(66, 34, 140)
HSL	hsl(258, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(258, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 75.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.31, 41.21, -53.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.31, 67.39, 307.69°)
OKLab	oklab(36.59% 0.0547 -0.1532)
OKLCH	oklch(36.59% 0.163 289.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.5510, 4.1954, 25.2178)
Luminance	0.0420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42228C #6C8C22

analogous

#22378C #42228C #77228C

triadic

#42228C #8C4222 #228C42

tetradic

#42228C #8C2237 #6C8C22 #228C77

square

#42228C #8C2237 #6C8C22 #228C77

split-complementary

#42228C #8C7722 #378C22

monochromatic

#140A2A #2B165B #42228C #592EBD #7A53D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.42

#42228C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#42228C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42228C

11.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42228C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42228C	1.00	11.42	1.84	11.42
#FFFFFF	11.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00378A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#273F55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42228c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 34, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.163 289.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f61af',
    500: '#42228c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42228c;
$custom-light: #7f61af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42228c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.113,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36585,
    "c": 0.16267,
    "h": 289.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42228C

secondary

#9AB951

accent

#E444B4

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFEAF5

border

#CAC6CF

text

#0B0510

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42228C

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

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