#42276D#42276D

#42276D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.117 H 297.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42276D
RGB	rgb(66, 39, 109)
HSL	hsl(263, 47%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(263, 64%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 64.2%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.70, 29.27, -36.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.70, 46.62, 308.88°)
OKLab	oklab(34.61% 0.0543 -0.1032)
OKLCH	oklch(34.61% 0.117 297.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.7319, 3.7133, 14.8798)
Luminance	0.0371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42276D #526D27

analogous

#272F6D #42276D #65276D

triadic

#42276D #6D4227 #276D42

tetradic

#42276D #6D272F #526D27 #276D65

square

#42276D #6D272F #526D27 #276D65

split-complementary

#42276D #6D6527 #2F6D27

monochromatic

#0E0817 #271740 #42276D #5D379A #7A4FC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.05

#42276D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#42276D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42276D

12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42276D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42276D	1.00	12.05	1.74	12.05
#FFFFFF	12.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00366F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#09356B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#383646

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42276d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 39, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.117 297.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a6297',
    500: '#42276d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42276d;
$custom-light: #7a6297;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42276d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.143,
    "s": 47.297,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34614,
    "c": 0.11662,
    "h": 297.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42276D

secondary

#81A050

accent

#D751A3

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EEEAF2

border

#C9C6CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42276D

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

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