#42256B#42256B

#42256B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.117 H 299.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42256B
RGB	rgb(66, 37, 107)
HSL	hsl(265, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(265, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 65.4%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.10, 29.89, -35.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.10, 46.77, 309.73°)
OKLab	oklab(34.13% 0.0571 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(34.13% 0.117 299.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.5615, 3.5429, 14.2979)
Luminance	0.0354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42256B #4E6B25

analogous

#252B6B #42256B #65256B

triadic

#42256B #6B4225 #256B42

tetradic

#42256B #6B252B #4E6B25 #256B65

square

#42256B #6B252B #4E6B25 #256B65

split-complementary

#42256B #6B6525 #2B6B25

monochromatic

#0E0817 #26153E #42256B #5E3598 #7B4AC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.29

#42256B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#42256B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42256B

12.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42256B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42256B	1.00	12.29	1.71	12.29
#FFFFFF	12.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00356D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#083469

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#393444

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42256b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 37, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.117 299.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a6196',
    500: '#42256b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42256b;
$custom-light: #7a6196;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42256b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.857,
    "s": 48.611,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34128,
    "c": 0.11708,
    "h": 299.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42256B

secondary

#7D9E4E

accent

#D850A0

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EEEAF2

border

#C9C6CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42256B

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

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