#42229C#42229C

#42229C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.182 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42229C
RGB	rgb(66, 34, 156)
HSL	hsl(256, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(256, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 78.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.87, 45.88, -60.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.87, 76.03, 307.11°)
OKLab	oklab(38.16% 0.0502 -0.1746)
OKLCH	oklch(38.16% 0.182 286)
XYZ	xyz(8.8177, 4.7021, 31.8890)
Luminance	0.0470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42229C #7C9C22

analogous

#223F9C #42229C #7F229C

triadic

#42229C #9C4222 #229C42

tetradic

#42229C #9C223F #7C9C22 #229C7F

square

#42229C #9C223F #7C9C22 #229C7F

split-complementary

#42229C #9C7F22 #3F9C22

monochromatic

#170C38 #2D176A #42229C #572DCE #7E5DDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.82

#42229C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.94

#42229C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42229C

10.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42229C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42229C	1.00	10.82	1.94	10.82
#FFFFFF	10.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#15455E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42229c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 34, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.182 286.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8161ba',
    500: '#42229c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42229c;
$custom-light: #8161ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42229c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.738,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38155,
    "c": 0.18168,
    "h": 286
  },
  "luminance": 0.04703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42229C

secondary

#A5C05A

accent

#E741BC

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #42229C

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

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