#42327B#42327B

#42327B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.119 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42327B
RGB	rgb(66, 50, 123)
HSL	hsl(253, 42%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(253, 59%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.3%, 59.3%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.36, 26.62, -39.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.36, 47.49, 304.09°)
OKLab	oklab(37.62% 0.0398 -0.1121)
OKLCH	oklch(37.62% 0.119 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.9615, 4.8693, 19.3081)
Luminance	0.0487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42327B #6B7B32

analogous

#32477B #42327B #67327B

triadic

#42327B #7B4232 #327B42

tetradic

#42327B #7B3247 #6B7B32 #327B67

square

#42327B #7B3247 #6B7B32 #327B67

split-complementary

#42327B #7B6732 #477B32

monochromatic

#130F24 #2B204F #42327B #5944A7 #7A66C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.64

#42327B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#42327B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42327B

10.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42327B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42327B	1.00	10.64	1.97	10.64
#FFFFFF	10.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#04407D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#083D79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#314251

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42327b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 50, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.119 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6aa2',
    500: '#42327b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42327b;
$custom-light: #7b6aa2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42327b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.151,
    "s": 42.197,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37624,
    "c": 0.11896,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42327B

secondary

#99A960

accent

#D256B7

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EEEBF3

border

#C9C6CD

text

#0A060F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42327B

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

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