#72237F#72237F
#72237F is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.159 H 321.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72237F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 35, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 57%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 72%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.19, 47.29, -35.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.19, 59.04, 323.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.88% 0.1249 -0.0988) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.88% 0.159 321.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3708, 6.3124, 20.6940) |
| Luminance | 0.0631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 2.98
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 3.72
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.87
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.04
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.82
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72237F #307F23
analogous
#44237F #72237F #7F235E
triadic
#72237F #7F7223 #237F72
tetradic
#72237F #7F4423 #307F23 #235E7F
square
#72237F #7F4423 #307F23 #235E7F
split-complementary
#72237F #5E7F23 #237F44
monochromatic
#1C091F #47164F #72237F #9D30AF #BC4ECE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.28
#72237F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.26
#72237F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #72237F
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72237F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72237F | 1.00 | 9.28 | 2.26 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004182
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F4A7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#73344E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72237f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 35, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.159 321.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9e66a4',
500: '#72237f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72237f; $custom-light: #9e66a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72237f",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 35,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.522,
"s": 56.79,
"l": 31.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41879,
"c": 0.15923,
"h": 321.7
},
"luminance": 0.06312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72237F
secondary
#5BB14C
accent
#E0485D
background
#FAF6FA
surface
#F3EBF4
border
#CDC6CE
text
#0F060F
muted
#7F7A7F