#72239F#72239F

#72239F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.189 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72239F
RGB	rgb(114, 35, 159)
HSL	hsl(278, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(278, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 78%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.44, 53.97, -51.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.44, 74.57, 316.37°)
OKLab	oklab(44.19% 0.1206 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(44.19% 0.189 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7972, 7.2830, 33.4731)
Luminance	0.0728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72239F #509F23

analogous

#34239F #72239F #9F238E

triadic

#72239F #9F7223 #239F72

tetradic

#72239F #9F3423 #509F23 #238E9F

square

#72239F #9F3423 #509F23 #238E9F

split-complementary

#72239F #8E9F23 #239F34

monochromatic

#2A0D3B #4E186D #72239F #962ED1 #AF60DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#72239F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#72239F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72239F

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72239F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72239F	1.00	8.55	2.46	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	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: #72239f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 35, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.189 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f67bc',
    500: '#72239f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72239f;
$custom-light: #9f67bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72239f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.226,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44194,
    "c": 0.18939,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72239F

secondary

#81C15D

accent

#E7417D

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #72239F

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

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