#42256D#42256D

#42256D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.3% C 0.120 H 298.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42256D
RGB	rgb(66, 37, 109)
HSL	hsl(264, 49%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(264, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 66.1%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.25, 30.47, -37.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.25, 47.95, 309.46°)
OKLab	oklab(34.29% 0.0569 -0.1053)
OKLCH	oklch(34.29% 0.12 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.6680, 3.5854, 14.8585)
Luminance	0.0359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42256D #506D25

analogous

#252C6D #42256D #66256D

triadic

#42256D #6D4225 #256D42

tetradic

#42256D #6D252C #506D25 #256D66

square

#42256D #6D252C #506D25 #256D66

split-complementary

#42256D #6D6625 #2C6D25

monochromatic

#0E0817 #26153F #42256D #5E359B #7B4BC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.23

#42256D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#42256D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42256D

12.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42256D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42256D	1.00	12.23	1.72	12.23
#FFFFFF	12.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00356F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#04346B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#383545

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42256d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 37, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.3% 0.120 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a6197',
    500: '#42256d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42256d;
$custom-light: #7a6197;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42256d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.167,
    "s": 49.315,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34287,
    "c": 0.11972,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42256D

secondary

#7FA04E

accent

#D94FA1

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EEEAF2

border

#C9C6CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42256D

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

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