#42289F#42289F

#42289F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.179 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42289F
RGB	rgb(66, 40, 159)
HSL	hsl(253, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(253, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 74.8%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.24, 43.72, -60.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.24, 74.41, 305.98°)
OKLab	oklab(39.21% 0.045 -0.1734)
OKLCH	oklch(39.21% 0.179 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.2617, 5.1785, 33.3057)
Luminance	0.0518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42289F #859F28

analogous

#284A9F #42289F #7E289F

triadic

#42289F #9F4228 #289F42

tetradic

#42289F #9F284A #859F28 #289F7E

square

#42289F #9F284A #859F28 #289F7E

split-complementary

#42289F #9F7E28 #4A9F28

monochromatic

#190F3D #2E1C6E #42289F #5837CD #8168D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.32

#42289F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#42289F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42289F

10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42289F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42289F	1.00	10.32	2.04	10.32
#FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0044A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F4961

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42289f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 40, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.179 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8165bc',
    500: '#42289f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42289f;
$custom-light: #8165bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42289f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.109,
    "s": 59.799,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39205,
    "c": 0.17916,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42289F

secondary

#ABBF64

accent

#E345C0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #42289F

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

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