#721CAB#721CAB
#721CAB is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.207 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #721CAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 28, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 72%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 84%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.3%, 83.6%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.59, 58.98, -58.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.59, 83.05, 315.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.6% 0.123 -0.1665) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.6% 0.207 306.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7037, 7.3483, 39.1639) |
| Luminance | 0.0735 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.85
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.74
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 6.35
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 6.82
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 7.17
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#721CAB #55AB1C
analogous
#2B1CAB #721CAB #AB1C9D
triadic
#721CAB #AB721C #1CAB72
tetradic
#721CAB #AB2B1C #55AB1C #1C9DAB
square
#721CAB #AB2B1C #55AB1C #1C9DAB
split-complementary
#721CAB #9DAB1C #1CAB2B
monochromatic
#2C0B42 #4F1376 #721CAB #9428DC #AE5DE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.50
#721CAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#721CAB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #721CAB
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##721CAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##721CAB | 1.00 | 8.50 | 2.47 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004AAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004DA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#684466
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #721cab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 28, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.207 306.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a165c5',
500: '#721cab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #721cab; $custom-light: #a165c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#721cab",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 28,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.084,
"s": 71.859,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44595,
"c": 0.20702,
"h": 306.4
},
"luminance": 0.07348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#721CAB
secondary
#86C95A
accent
#EF3982
background
#FAF6FC
surface
#F4EBF8
border
#CEC6D1
text
#100613
muted
#7F7A82