#72209B#72209B

#72209B is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.189 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72209B
RGB	rgb(114, 32, 155)
HSL	hsl(280, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(280, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 79.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.76, 54.20, -50.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.76, 73.84, 317.23°)
OKLab	oklab(43.61% 0.1241 -0.1421)
OKLCH	oklch(43.61% 0.189 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.3712, 6.9773, 31.6464)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72209B #499B20

analogous

#35209B #72209B #9B2087

triadic

#72209B #9B7220 #209B72

tetradic

#72209B #9B3520 #499B20 #20879B

square

#72209B #9B3520 #499B20 #20879B

split-complementary

#72209B #879B20 #209B35

monochromatic

#270B36 #4D1668 #72209B #972ACE #B159DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#72209B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#72209B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72209B

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72209B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72209B	1.00	8.77	2.40	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D3E5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72209b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 32, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.189 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f66b9',
    500: '#72209b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72209b;
$custom-light: #9f66b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72209b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 65.775,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43614,
    "c": 0.18866,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72209B

secondary

#7AC156

accent

#E93F78

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #72209B

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

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