#72219A#72219A

#72219A is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.187 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72219A
RGB	rgb(114, 33, 154)
HSL	hsl(280, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(280, 79%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(26%, 78.6%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.80, 53.63, -49.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.80, 72.95, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(43.62% 0.1234 -0.1401)
OKLCH	oklch(43.62% 0.187 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.3149, 6.9986, 31.2150)
Luminance	0.0700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72219A #499A21

analogous

#35219A #72219A #9A2186

triadic

#72219A #9A7221 #219A72

tetradic

#72219A #9A3521 #499A21 #21869A

square

#72219A #9A3521 #499A21 #21869A

split-complementary

#72219A #869A21 #219A35

monochromatic

#270B35 #4D1668 #72219A #972CCC #B15ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.75

#72219A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#72219A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72219A

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72219A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72219A	1.00	8.75	2.40	8.75
#FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#044C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D3E5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72219a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 33, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.187 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f66b9',
    500: '#72219a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72219a;
$custom-light: #9f66b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72219a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.165,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43624,
    "c": 0.1867,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72219A

secondary

#7AC057

accent

#E84078

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0611

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #72219A

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

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