#72248B#72248B

#72248B is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.169 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72248B
RGB	rgb(114, 36, 139)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 74.1%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.12, 49.31, -41.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.12, 64.34, 320.03°)
OKLab	oklab(42.8% 0.1229 -0.1163)
OKLCH	oklch(42.8% 0.169 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.2298, 6.7037, 25.0708)
Luminance	0.0670 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72248B #3D8B24

analogous

#3F248B #72248B #8B2471

triadic

#72248B #8B7224 #248B72

tetradic

#72248B #8B3F24 #3D8B24 #24718B

square

#72248B #8B3F24 #3D8B24 #24718B

split-complementary

#72248B #718B24 #248B3F

monochromatic

#220B2A #4A175A #72248B #9A31BC #B556D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.97

#72248B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#72248B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72248B

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72248B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72248B	1.00	8.97	2.34	8.97
#FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00458E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254B89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#713955

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72248b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 36, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.169 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e67ad',
    500: '#72248b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72248b;
$custom-light: #9e67ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72248b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.437,
    "s": 58.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.428,
    "c": 0.1692,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72248B

secondary

#6CB753

accent

#E2466C

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F3EBF4

border

#CDC6CE

text

#0F0610

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #72248B

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

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