#42285F#42285F

#42285F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.096 H 303.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42285F
RGB	rgb(66, 40, 95)
HSL	hsl(268, 41%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(268, 58%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 57.9%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.95, 24.64, -28.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.95, 37.57, 310.98°)
OKLab	oklab(33.75% 0.0529 -0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(33.75% 0.096 303.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.0707, 3.5021, 11.2331)
Luminance	0.0350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 8.75

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42285F #455F28

analogous

#282A5F #42285F #5E285F

triadic

#42285F #5F4228 #285F42

tetradic

#42285F #5F282A #455F28 #285F5E

square

#42285F #5F282A #455F28 #285F5E

split-complementary

#42285F #5F5E28 #2A5F28

monochromatic

#0F0916 #241634 #42285F #603A8A #7E4DB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.35

#42285F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#42285F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42285F

12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42285F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42285F	1.00	12.35	1.70	12.35
#FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#143461

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D345E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D323F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42285f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 40, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.096 303.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78638d',
    500: '#42285f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42285f;
$custom-light: #78638d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42285f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.364,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3375,
    "c": 0.09585,
    "h": 303.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42285F

secondary

#739251

accent

#D15797

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDEAF0

border

#C8C6CB

text

#09050C

muted

#7B797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #42285F

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

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