#72238F#72238F

#72238F is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.174 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72238F
RGB	rgb(114, 35, 143)
HSL	hsl(284, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(284, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.3%, 75.5%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.26, 50.54, -43.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.26, 66.74, 319.23°)
OKLab	oklab(42.99% 0.1234 -0.1229)
OKLCH	oklch(42.99% 0.174 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.4976, 6.7631, 26.6284)
Luminance	0.0676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72238F #408F23

analogous

#3C238F #72238F #8F2376

triadic

#72238F #8F7223 #238F72

tetradic

#72238F #8F3C23 #408F23 #23768F

square

#72238F #8F3C23 #408F23 #23768F

split-complementary

#72238F #768F23 #238F3C

monochromatic

#240B2D #4B175E #72238F #992FC0 #B457D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#72238F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#72238F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72238F

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72238F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72238F	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004592

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F4C8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#703A57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72238f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 35, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.174 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e66b0',
    500: '#72238f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72238f;
$custom-light: #9e66b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72238f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.889,
    "s": 60.674,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42987,
    "c": 0.17417,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72238F

secondary

#6FBA54

accent

#E4446F

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF5

border

#CEC6CF

text

#0F0611

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #72238F

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

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