#70279D#70279D

#70279D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.183 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#70279D
RGB	rgb(112, 39, 157)
HSL	hsl(277, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(277, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.7%, 75.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.55, 51.57, -50.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.55, 71.89, 315.83°)
OKLab	oklab(44.16% 0.1145 -0.1421)
OKLCH	oklch(44.16% 0.183 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4922, 7.3303, 32.5959)
Luminance	0.0733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#70279D #549D27

analogous

#35279D #70279D #9D278F

triadic

#70279D #9D7027 #279D70

tetradic

#70279D #9D3527 #549D27 #278F9D

square

#70279D #9D3527 #549D27 #278F9D

split-complementary

#70279D #8F9D27 #279D35

monochromatic

#2A0F3B #4D1B6C #70279D #9335CD #AD66D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#70279D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#70279D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #70279D

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##70279D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##70279D	1.00	8.52	2.47	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004D9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#694360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #70279d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(112, 39, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.183 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e69bb',
    500: '#70279d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #70279d;
$custom-light: #9e69bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#70279d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 112,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.119,
    "s": 60.204,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44159,
    "c": 0.18251,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#70279D

secondary

#85BF61

accent

#E34481

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F3EBF6

border

#CDC6D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #70279D

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

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