#72228F#72228F

#72228F is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.175 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72228F
RGB	rgb(114, 34, 143)
HSL	hsl(284, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(284, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.3%, 76.2%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.13, 50.93, -43.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.13, 67.17, 319.30°)
OKLab	oklab(42.89% 0.1244 -0.1235)
OKLCH	oklch(42.89% 0.175 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.4686, 6.7051, 26.6187)
Luminance	0.0670 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72228F #3F8F22

analogous

#3C228F #72228F #8F2275

triadic

#72228F #8F7222 #228F72

tetradic

#72228F #8F3C22 #3F8F22 #22758F

square

#72228F #8F3C22 #3F8F22 #22758F

split-complementary

#72228F #758F22 #228F3C

monochromatic

#230A2C #4B165E #72228F #992EC0 #B455D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.97

#72228F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#72228F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72228F

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72228F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72228F	1.00	8.97	2.34	8.97
#FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004592

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4B8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#703A57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72228f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 34, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.175 315.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72228f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.037,
    "s": 61.582,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42891,
    "c": 0.17531,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72228F

secondary

#6EBA52

accent

#E5436E

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF5

border

#CEC6CF

text

#0F0611

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #72228F

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

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