#42248D#42248D

#42248D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.9% C 0.162 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42248D
RGB	rgb(66, 36, 141)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(257, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 74.5%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.77, 40.45, -53.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.77, 66.82, 307.26°)
OKLab	oklab(36.94% 0.0527 -0.1528)
OKLCH	oklch(36.94% 0.162 289)
XYZ	xyz(7.6840, 4.3427, 25.6275)
Luminance	0.0434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42248D #6F8D24

analogous

#243A8D #42248D #77248D

triadic

#42248D #8D4224 #248D42

tetradic

#42248D #8D243A #6F8D24 #248D77

square

#42248D #8D243A #6F8D24 #248D77

split-complementary

#42248D #8D7724 #3A8D24

monochromatic

#140B2B #2B185C #42248D #5930BE #7B57D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.24

#42248D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.87

#42248D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42248D

11.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42248D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42248D	1.00	11.24	1.87	11.24
#FFFFFF	11.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00388B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#264056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42248d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 36, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.9% 0.162 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f62af',
    500: '#42248d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42248d;
$custom-light: #7f62af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42248d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 59.322,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36943,
    "c": 0.16164,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.04343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42248D

secondary

#9CB854

accent

#E345B6

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFEAF5

border

#CAC6CF

text

#0B0510

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42248D

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

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