#72248A#72248A
#72248A is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.168 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72248A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 36, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 74%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.4%, 73.9%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.05, 49.10, -40.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.05, 63.86, 320.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.73% 0.123 -0.1148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.73% 0.168 317) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1571, 6.6746, 24.6878) |
| Luminance | 0.0667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.26
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.65
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.02
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.03
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.12
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72248A #3C8A24
analogous
#3F248A #72248A #8A246F
triadic
#72248A #8A7224 #248A72
tetradic
#72248A #8A3F24 #3C8A24 #246F8A
square
#72248A #8A3F24 #3C8A24 #246F8A
split-complementary
#72248A #6F8A24 #248A3F
monochromatic
#220B29 #4A1759 #72248A #9A31BB #B556D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#72248A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.33
#72248A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #72248A
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72248A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72248A | 1.00 | 8.99 | 2.33 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00448D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#264B88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#713955
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72248a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 36, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.168 317.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9e67ad',
500: '#72248a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72248a; $custom-light: #9e67ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72248a",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 36,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.882,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4273,
"c": 0.16826,
"h": 317
},
"luminance": 0.06674
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72248A
secondary
#6AB753
accent
#E2466B
background
#FAF6FA
surface
#F3EBF4
border
#CDC6CE
text
#0F0610
muted
#7F7A7F