#72258D#72258D

#72258D is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.170 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72258D
RGB	rgb(114, 37, 141)
HSL	hsl(284, 58%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(284, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 73.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.40, 49.32, -42.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.40, 64.86, 319.50°)
OKLab	oklab(43.04% 0.1216 -0.1186)
OKLCH	oklch(43.04% 0.17 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.4080, 6.8241, 25.8577)
Luminance	0.0682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72258D #408D25

analogous

#3E258D #72258D #8D2574

triadic

#72258D #8D7225 #258D72

tetradic

#72258D #8D3E25 #408D25 #25748D

square

#72258D #8D3E25 #408D25 #25748D

split-complementary

#72258D #748D25 #258D3E

monochromatic

#240C2C #4B185D #72258D #9932BD #B459D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#72258D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#72258D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72258D

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72258D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72258D	1.00	8.88	2.36	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004590

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234C8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#703B57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72258d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 37, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.170 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e67af',
    500: '#72258d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72258d;
$custom-light: #9e67af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72258d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.423,
    "s": 58.427,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43043,
    "c": 0.1699,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72258D

secondary

#6FB856

accent

#E2466F

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F3EBF4

border

#CDC6CE

text

#0F0610

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #72258D

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

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