#42395F#42395F

#42395F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.1% C 0.065 H 293.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42395F
RGB	rgb(66, 57, 95)
HSL	hsl(254, 25%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(254, 40%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 40%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.48, 13.47, -21.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.48, 25.13, 302.41°)
OKLab	oklab(37.15% 0.0262 -0.0591)
OKLCH	oklch(37.15% 0.065 293.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.7749, 4.9106, 11.4678)
Luminance	0.0491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42395F #565F39

analogous

#39435F #42395F #55395F

triadic

#42395F #5F4239 #395F42

tetradic

#42395F #5F3943 #565F39 #395F55

square

#42395F #5F3943 #565F39 #395F55

split-complementary

#42395F #5F5539 #435F39

monochromatic

#0D0B13 #272239 #42395F #5D5085 #7A6CA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.59

#42395F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#42395F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42395F

10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42395F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42395F	1.00	10.59	1.98	10.59
#FFFFFF	10.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F3F60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#303E5E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4047

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42395f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 57, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.1% 0.065 293.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#776f8c',
    500: '#42395f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42395f;
$custom-light: #776f8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42395f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.211,
    "s": 25,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37149,
    "c": 0.06469,
    "h": 293.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42395F

secondary

#858F65

accent

#C166AC

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EDECF0

border

#C8C7CB

text

#09070C

muted

#7B7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #42395F

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

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