#72229F#72229F

#72229F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.190 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72229F
RGB	rgb(114, 34, 159)
HSL	hsl(278, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(278, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 78.6%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.31, 54.34, -51.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.31, 74.99, 316.45°)
OKLab	oklab(44.1% 0.1215 -0.1466)
OKLCH	oklch(44.1% 0.19 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7682, 7.2249, 33.4634)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72229F #4F9F22

analogous

#33229F #72229F #9F228D

triadic

#72229F #9F7222 #229F72

tetradic

#72229F #9F3322 #4F9F22 #228D9F

square

#72229F #9F3322 #4F9F22 #228D9F

split-complementary

#72229F #8D9F22 #229F33

monochromatic

#2A0C3A #4E176D #72229F #962DD1 #AF5FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#72229F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#72229F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72229F

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72229F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72229F	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004D9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B4160

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72229f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 34, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.190 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f67bc',
    500: '#72229f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72229f;
$custom-light: #9f67bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72229f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.4,
    "s": 64.767,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44103,
    "c": 0.19041,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72229F

secondary

#80C15B

accent

#E8407C

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #72229F

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

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