#72228E#72228E

#72228E is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.174 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72228E
RGB	rgb(114, 34, 142)
HSL	hsl(284, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(284, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 76.1%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.06, 50.72, -43.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.06, 66.69, 319.51°)
OKLab	oklab(42.82% 0.1245 -0.122)
OKLCH	oklch(42.82% 0.174 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.3932, 6.6749, 26.2215)
Luminance	0.0667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72228E #3E8E22

analogous

#3C228E #72228E #8E2274

triadic

#72228E #8E7222 #228E72

tetradic

#72228E #8E3C22 #3E8E22 #22748E

square

#72228E #8E3C22 #3E8E22 #22748E

split-complementary

#72228E #748E22 #228E3C

monochromatic

#230A2B #4A165D #72228E #9A2EBF #B454D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.99

#72228E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#72228E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72228E

8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72228E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72228E	1.00	8.99	2.33	8.99
#FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004591

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F4B8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#703A56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72228e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 34, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.174 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e66b0',
    500: '#72228e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72228e;
$custom-light: #9e66b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72228e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.444,
    "s": 61.364,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42818,
    "c": 0.17437,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72228E

secondary

#6DBA52

accent

#E4436D

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF5

border

#CEC6CF

text

#0F0610

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #72228E

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

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