#72228C#72228C

#72228C is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.172 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72228C
RGB	rgb(114, 34, 140)
HSL	hsl(285, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(285, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.6%, 75.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.91, 50.31, -42.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.91, 65.72, 319.95°)
OKLab	oklab(42.67% 0.1248 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(42.67% 0.173 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.2444, 6.6154, 25.4378)
Luminance	0.0662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72228C #3C8C22

analogous

#3D228C #72228C #8C2271

triadic

#72228C #8C7222 #228C72

tetradic

#72228C #8C3D22 #3C8C22 #22718C

square

#72228C #8C3D22 #3C8C22 #22718C

split-complementary

#72228C #718C22 #228C3D

monochromatic

#220A2A #4A165B #72228C #9A2EBD #B553D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.04

#72228C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#72228C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72228C

9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72228C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72228C	1.00	9.04	2.32	9.04
#FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00448F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#224B8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#703955

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72228c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 34, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.172 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e66ae',
    500: '#72228c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72228c;
$custom-light: #9e66ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72228c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.283,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42674,
    "c": 0.1725,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72228C

secondary

#6AB951

accent

#E4446B

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F3EBF4

border

#CDC6CE

text

#0F0610

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #72228C

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

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