#42235E#42235E

#42235E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.8% C 0.103 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42235E
RGB	rgb(66, 35, 94)
HSL	hsl(272, 46%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(272, 63%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 62.8%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.71, 27.46, -29.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.71, 40.45, 312.76°)
OKLab	oklab(32.81% 0.0602 -0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(32.81% 0.103 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.8677, 3.1685, 10.9426)
Luminance	0.0317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 7.47

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42235E #3F5E23

analogous

#24235E #42235E #5E235C

triadic

#42235E #5E4223 #235E42

tetradic

#42235E #5E2423 #3F5E23 #235C5E

square

#42235E #5E2423 #3F5E23 #235C5E

split-complementary

#42235E #5C5E23 #235E24

monochromatic

#100816 #231231 #42235E #61348B #8144B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.86

#42235E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#42235E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42235E

12.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42235E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42235E	1.00	12.86	1.63	12.86
#FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A3160

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#18325D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D2F3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42235e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 35, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.8% 0.103 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#795f8c',
    500: '#42235e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42235e;
$custom-light: #795f8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42235e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.525,
    "s": 45.736,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32813,
    "c": 0.10322,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42235E

secondary

#6D924B

accent

#D55291

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDE9F0

border

#C8C5CB

text

#09050C

muted

#7B797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #42235E

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

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