#42234D#42234D

#42234D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 31.7% C 0.081 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42234D
RGB	rgb(66, 35, 77)
HSL	hsl(284, 38%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(284, 55%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 54.5%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.62, 23.04, -20.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.62, 30.54, 318.98°)
OKLab	oklab(31.67% 0.059 -0.0557)
OKLCH	oklch(31.67% 0.081 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.1872, 2.8963, 7.3582)
Luminance	0.0290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42234D #2E4D23

analogous

#2D234D #42234D #4D2343

triadic

#42234D #4D4223 #234D42

tetradic

#42234D #4D2D23 #2E4D23 #23434D

square

#42234D #4D2D23 #2E4D23 #23434D

split-complementary

#42234D #434D23 #234D2D

monochromatic

#120A15 #1E1023 #42234D #663677 #8A49A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.30

#42234D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.58

#42234D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42234D

13.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42234D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42234D	1.00	13.30	1.58	13.30
#FFFFFF	13.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B2E4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24304C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#422934

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42234d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 35, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.7% 0.081 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#775f7f',
    500: '#42234d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42234d;
$custom-light: #775f7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42234d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.286,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31666,
    "c": 0.08107,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42234D

secondary

#59814B

accent

#CD5A78

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EDE9EE

border

#C8C5C9

text

#09040A

muted

#7B797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #42234D

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

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