#42327D#42327D

#42327D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.122 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42327D
RGB	rgb(66, 50, 125)
HSL	hsl(253, 43%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(253, 60%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.2%, 60%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.51, 27.25, -40.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.51, 48.69, 304.02°)
OKLab	oklab(37.78% 0.0397 -0.1151)
OKLCH	oklch(37.78% 0.122 289)
XYZ	xyz(7.0880, 4.9199, 19.9742)
Luminance	0.0492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42327D #6D7D32

analogous

#32487D #42327D #68327D

triadic

#42327D #7D4232 #327D42

tetradic

#42327D #7D3248 #6D7D32 #327D68

square

#42327D #7D3248 #6D7D32 #327D68

split-complementary

#42327D #7D6832 #487D32

monochromatic

#140F26 #2B2151 #42327D #5943A9 #7B67C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.58

#42327D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#42327D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42327D

10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42327D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42327D	1.00	10.58	1.98	10.58
#FFFFFF	10.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00407F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#023D7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#304352

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42327d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 50, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.122 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6aa3',
    500: '#42327d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42327d;
$custom-light: #7b6aa3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42327d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.8,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37778,
    "c": 0.12179,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.0492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42327D

secondary

#9AAA61

accent

#D355B8

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EEEBF4

border

#C9C6CE

text

#0A060F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42327D

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

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