#42235D#42235D

#42235D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.7% C 0.102 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42235D
RGB	rgb(66, 35, 93)
HSL	hsl(272, 45%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(272, 62%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(29%, 62.4%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.64, 27.19, -29.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.64, 39.86, 313.01°)
OKLab	oklab(32.74% 0.0602 -0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(32.74% 0.102 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.8232, 3.1507, 10.7079)
Luminance	0.0315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 7.39

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42235D #3E5D23

analogous

#25235D #42235D #5D235B

triadic

#42235D #5D4223 #235D42

tetradic

#42235D #5D2523 #3E5D23 #235B5D

square

#42235D #5D2523 #3E5D23 #235B5D

split-complementary

#42235D #5B5D23 #235D25

monochromatic

#100816 #221231 #42235D #623489 #8144B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.88

#42235D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#42235D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42235D

12.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42235D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42235D	1.00	12.88	1.63	12.88
#FFFFFF	12.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C315F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#19325C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E2E3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42235d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 35, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.7% 0.102 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#795f8b',
    500: '#42235d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42235d;
$custom-light: #795f8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42235d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.069,
    "s": 45.312,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32741,
    "c": 0.10191,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42235D

secondary

#6B914B

accent

#D5538F

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#09050C

muted

#7B797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #42235D

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

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