#42386D#42386D

#42386D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.088 H 290.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42386D
RGB	rgb(66, 56, 109)
HSL	hsl(251, 32%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(251, 49%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 48.6%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.99, 18.32, -29.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.99, 34.66, 301.92°)
OKLab	oklab(37.8% 0.0305 -0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(37.8% 0.088 290.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.4205, 5.0906, 15.1093)
Luminance	0.0509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42386D #636D38

analogous

#38486D #42386D #5D386D

triadic

#42386D #6D4238 #386D42

tetradic

#42386D #6D3848 #636D38 #386D5D

square

#42386D #6D3848 #636D38 #386D5D

split-complementary

#42386D #6D5D38 #486D38

monochromatic

#110E1C #2A2345 #42386D #5A4D95 #796CB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.41

#42386D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#42386D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42386D

10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42386D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42386D	1.00	10.41	2.02	10.41
#FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25416F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#263F6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37424D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42386d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 56, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.088 290.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#796e97',
    500: '#42386d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42386d;
$custom-light: #796e97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42386d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.321,
    "s": 32.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37796,
    "c": 0.08845,
    "h": 290.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42386D

secondary

#929D64

accent

#C860B5

background

#F7F6F9

surface

#EDECF2

border

#C8C7CC

text

#09070D

muted

#7B7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42386D

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

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