#423242#423242

#423242 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.035 H 326.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#423242
RGB	rgb(66, 50, 66)
HSL	hsl(300, 14%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(300, 24%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.2%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.11, 10.55, -7.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.11, 12.78, 325.61°)
OKLab	oklab(34.13% 0.0291 -0.0194)
OKLCH	oklch(34.13% 0.035 326.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.3706, 3.8329, 5.6628)
Luminance	0.0383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#423242 #324232

analogous

#3A3242 #423242 #42323A

triadic

#423242 #424232 #324242

tetradic

#423242 #423A32 #324232 #323A42

square

#423242 #423A32 #324232 #323A42

split-complementary

#423242 #3A4232 #32423A

monochromatic

#110D11 #1F181F #423242 #654C65 #886788

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.89

#423242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#423242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #423242

11.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##423242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##423242	1.00	11.89	1.77	11.89
#FFFFFF	11.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#313643

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#353841

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#433337

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #423242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 50, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.035 326.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#766a76',
    500: '#423242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #423242;
$custom-light: #766a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#423242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 13.793,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34127,
    "c": 0.03498,
    "h": 326.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#423242

secondary

#5E725E

accent

#B77171

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EDEBED

border

#C8C6C8

text

#080608

muted

#7B7A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #423242

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

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