#72249F#72249F

#72249F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.188 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72249F
RGB	rgb(114, 36, 159)
HSL	hsl(278, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(278, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 77.4%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.57, 53.59, -51.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.57, 74.15, 316.28°)
OKLab	oklab(44.29% 0.1197 -0.1454)
OKLCH	oklch(44.29% 0.188 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.8271, 7.3426, 33.4830)
Luminance	0.0734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72249F #519F24

analogous

#34249F #72249F #9F248E

triadic

#72249F #9F7224 #249F72

tetradic

#72249F #9F3424 #519F24 #248E9F

square

#72249F #9F3424 #519F24 #248E9F

split-complementary

#72249F #8E9F24 #249F34

monochromatic

#2A0D3B #4E196D #72249F #9630D0 #AF62DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#72249F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#72249F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72249F

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72249F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72249F	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004E9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B4261

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72249f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 36, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.188 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f68bc',
    500: '#72249f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72249f;
$custom-light: #9f68bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72249f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.049,
    "s": 63.077,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44287,
    "c": 0.18834,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72249F

secondary

#82C15E

accent

#E6427E

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #72249F

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

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