#42299C#42299C

#42299C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.174 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42299C
RGB	rgb(66, 41, 156)
HSL	hsl(253, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(253, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 73.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.14, 42.27, -58.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.14, 72.21, 305.83°)
OKLab	oklab(39.05% 0.0449 -0.1685)
OKLCH	oklch(39.05% 0.174 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.0386, 5.1439, 31.9626)
Luminance	0.0514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42299C #839C29

analogous

#29499C #42299C #7B299C

triadic

#42299C #9C4229 #299C42

tetradic

#42299C #9C2949 #839C29 #299C7B

square

#42299C #9C2949 #839C29 #299C7B

split-complementary

#42299C #9C7B29 #499C29

monochromatic

#19103B #2D1C6C #42299C #5838CB #8068D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.35

#42299C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#42299C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42299C

10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42299C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42299C	1.00	10.35	2.03	10.35
#FFFFFF	10.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#154860

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42299c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 41, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.174 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8165ba',
    500: '#42299c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42299c;
$custom-light: #8165ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42299c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.043,
    "s": 58.376,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3905,
    "c": 0.17442,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42299C

secondary

#AABE63

accent

#E246C0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #42299C

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

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