#42356D#42356D

#42356D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.094 H 291.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42356D
RGB	rgb(66, 53, 109)
HSL	hsl(254, 35%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(254, 51%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 51.4%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.18, 20.31, -30.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.18, 36.82, 303.48°)
OKLab	oklab(37.19% 0.0349 -0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(37.19% 0.094 291.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.2795, 4.8084, 15.0623)
Luminance	0.0481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42356D #606D35

analogous

#35446D #42356D #5E356D

triadic

#42356D #6D4235 #356D42

tetradic

#42356D #6D3544 #606D35 #356D5E

square

#42356D #6D3544 #606D35 #356D5E

split-complementary

#42356D #6D5E35 #446D35

monochromatic

#100D1B #292144 #42356D #5B4996 #7967B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.70

#42356D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#42356D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42356D

10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42356D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42356D	1.00	10.70	1.96	10.70
#FFFFFF	10.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#203F6F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#223D6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37404C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42356d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 53, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.094 291.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#796c97',
    500: '#42356d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42356d;
$custom-light: #796c97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42356d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.929,
    "s": 34.568,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37187,
    "c": 0.09355,
    "h": 291.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42356D

secondary

#8F9E60

accent

#CB5DB1

background

#F7F6F9

surface

#EDEBF2

border

#C8C6CC

text

#09070D

muted

#7B7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42356D

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

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