#42286C#42286C

#42286C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.7% C 0.114 H 297.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42286C
RGB	rgb(66, 40, 108)
HSL	hsl(263, 46%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(263, 63%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 63%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.86, 28.36, -35.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.86, 45.35, 308.70°)
OKLab	oklab(34.7% 0.0531 -0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(34.7% 0.114 297.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.7117, 3.7585, 14.6090)
Luminance	0.0376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Darkslateblue

#483D8B

ΔE00 7.51

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42286C #526C28

analogous

#28306C #42286C #64286C

triadic

#42286C #6C4228 #286C42

tetradic

#42286C #6C2830 #526C28 #286C64

square

#42286C #6C2830 #526C28 #286C64

split-complementary

#42286C #6C6428 #306C28

monochromatic

#0E0816 #27173F #42286C #5D3999 #7A50BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.99

#42286C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#42286C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42286C

11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42286C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42286C	1.00	11.99	1.75	11.99
#FFFFFF	11.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00376E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D366A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#383746

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42286c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 40, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.7% 0.114 297.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a6397',
    500: '#42286c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42286c;
$custom-light: #7a6397;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42286c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.941,
    "s": 45.946,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34704,
    "c": 0.1137,
    "h": 297.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42286C

secondary

#819E51

accent

#D652A3

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EEEAF2

border

#C9C6CC

text

#09050D

muted

#7B797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42286C

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

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