#721CA9#721CA9

#721CA9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.205 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#721CA9
RGB	rgb(114, 28, 169)
HSL	hsl(277, 72%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(277, 83%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 83.4%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.42, 58.55, -57.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.42, 82.09, 315.50°)
OKLab	oklab(44.43% 0.1236 -0.1638)
OKLCH	oklch(44.43% 0.205 307)
XYZ	xyz(14.5146, 7.2727, 38.1676)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#721CA9 #53A91C

analogous

#2B1CA9 #721CA9 #A91C99

triadic

#721CA9 #A9721C #1CA972

tetradic

#721CA9 #A92B1C #53A91C #1C99A9

square

#721CA9 #A92B1C #53A91C #1C99A9

split-complementary

#721CA9 #99A91C #1CA92B

monochromatic

#2B0B40 #4F1374 #721CA9 #9527DB #AF5BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#721CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#721CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #721CA9

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##721CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##721CA9	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#684365

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #721ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 28, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.205 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a065c4',
    500: '#721ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #721ca9;
$custom-light: #a065c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#721ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.596,
    "s": 71.574,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44428,
    "c": 0.20519,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.07272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#721CA9

secondary

#84C859

accent

#EE3980

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4EBF8

border

#CEC6D1

text

#0F0613

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #721CA9

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

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