#721D8D#721D8D

#721D8D is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.179 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#721D8D
RGB	rgb(114, 29, 141)
HSL	hsl(286, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(286, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 79.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.35, 52.33, -43.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.35, 68.26, 320.06°)
OKLab	oklab(42.3% 0.1293 -0.1235)
OKLCH	oklch(42.3% 0.179 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1858, 6.3797, 25.7837)
Luminance	0.0638 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#721D8D #388D1D

analogous

#3A1D8D #721D8D #8D1D70

triadic

#721D8D #8D721D #1D8D72

tetradic

#721D8D #8D3A1D #388D1D #1D708D

square

#721D8D #8D3A1D #388D1D #1D708D

split-complementary

#721D8D #708D1D #1D8D3A

monochromatic

#200827 #49135A #721D8D #9B27C0 #B74BDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.23

#721D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#721D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #721D8D

9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##721D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##721D8D	1.00	9.23	2.28	9.23
#FFFFFF	9.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004390

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C4A8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#703755

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #721d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 29, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.179 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e64af',
    500: '#721d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #721d8d;
$custom-light: #9e64af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#721d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.536,
    "s": 65.882,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42298,
    "c": 0.17882,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#721D8D

secondary

#65BC4A

accent

#E93F68

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF5

border

#CEC6CF

text

#0F0610

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #721D8D

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