#42355F#42355F

#42355F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.072 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42355F
RGB	rgb(66, 53, 95)
HSL	hsl(259, 28%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(259, 44%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 44.2%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.35, 16.14, -22.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.35, 28.08, 305.08°)
OKLab	oklab(36.29% 0.0326 -0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(36.29% 0.072 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.5849, 4.5306, 11.4045)
Luminance	0.0453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42355F #525F35

analogous

#353D5F #42355F #57355F

triadic

#42355F #5F4235 #355F42

tetradic

#42355F #5F353D #525F35 #355F57

square

#42355F #5F353D #525F35 #355F57

split-complementary

#42355F #5F5735 #3D5F35

monochromatic

#0E0B14 #271F38 #42355F #5D4B86 #7A65A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.02

#42355F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#42355F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42355F

11.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42355F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42355F	1.00	11.02	1.91	11.02
#FFFFFF	11.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#293C61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B3C5E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C3C45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42355f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 53, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.072 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#776c8c',
    500: '#42355f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42355f;
$custom-light: #776c8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42355f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.571,
    "s": 28.378,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36294,
    "c": 0.07205,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42355F

secondary

#819060

accent

#C563A6

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EDEBF0

border

#C8C6CB

text

#09070C

muted

#7B7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #42355F

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

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