#42269F#42269F

#42269F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.181 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42269F
RGB	rgb(66, 38, 159)
HSL	hsl(254, 61%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(254, 76%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 76.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.87, 44.76, -60.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.87, 75.51, 306.35°)
OKLab	oklab(38.95% 0.0465 -0.1752)
OKLCH	oklch(38.95% 0.181 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.1960, 5.0471, 33.2838)
Luminance	0.0505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42269F #839F26

analogous

#26469F #42269F #7E269F

triadic

#42269F #9F4226 #269F42

tetradic

#42269F #9F2646 #839F26 #269F7E

square

#42269F #9F2646 #839F26 #269F7E

split-complementary

#42269F #9F7E26 #469F26

monochromatic

#190E3C #2D1A6E #42269F #5834CE #8065DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.45

#42269F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#42269F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42269F

10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42269F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42269F	1.00	10.45	2.01	10.45
#FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0043A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F4861

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42269f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 38, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.181 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8264bc',
    500: '#42269f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42269f;
$custom-light: #8264bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42269f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.884,
    "s": 61.421,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38946,
    "c": 0.18124,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42269F

secondary

#AAC061

accent

#E543BF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #42269F

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

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