#42246B#42246B

#42246B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.119 H 299.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42246B
RGB	rgb(66, 36, 107)
HSL	hsl(265, 50%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(265, 66%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 66.4%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.88, 30.49, -36.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.88, 47.43, 310.01°)
OKLab	oklab(33.97% 0.0584 -0.1033)
OKLCH	oklch(33.97% 0.119 299.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.5308, 3.4815, 14.2877)
Luminance	0.0348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42246B #4D6B24

analogous

#242A6B #42246B #65246B

triadic

#42246B #6B4224 #246B42

tetradic

#42246B #6B242A #4D6B24 #246B65

square

#42246B #6B242A #4D6B24 #246B65

split-complementary

#42246B #6B6524 #2A6B24

monochromatic

#0E0817 #26153D #42246B #5E3399 #7B48C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.38

#42246B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#42246B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42246B

12.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42246B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42246B	1.00	12.38	1.70	12.38
#FFFFFF	12.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00346D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#063469

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#393444

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42246b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 36, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.119 299.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a6096',
    500: '#42246b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42246b;
$custom-light: #7a6096;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42246b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.352,
    "s": 49.65,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33968,
    "c": 0.11863,
    "h": 299.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42246B

secondary

#7C9E4D

accent

#D94F9F

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EEEAF2

border

#C9C6CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42246B

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

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