#72258F#72258F

#72258F is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.172 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72258F
RGB	rgb(114, 37, 143)
HSL	hsl(284, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(284, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.3%, 74.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.54, 49.74, -43.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.54, 65.84, 319.07°)
OKLab	oklab(43.19% 0.1214 -0.1216)
OKLCH	oklch(43.19% 0.172 315)
XYZ	xyz(12.5581, 6.8842, 26.6485)
Luminance	0.0688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72258F #428F25

analogous

#3D258F #72258F #8F2577

triadic

#72258F #8F7225 #258F72

tetradic

#72258F #8F3D25 #428F25 #25778F

square

#72258F #8F3D25 #428F25 #25778F

split-complementary

#72258F #778F25 #258F3D

monochromatic

#240C2E #4B185E #72258F #9932C0 #B35AD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.84

#72258F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#72258F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72258F

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72258F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72258F	1.00	8.84	2.38	8.84
#FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004692

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#214C8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#703C58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72258f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 37, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.172 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e67b0',
    500: '#72258f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72258f;
$custom-light: #9e67b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72258f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.585,
    "s": 58.889,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43186,
    "c": 0.17182,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.06884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72258F

secondary

#72B957

accent

#E24670

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F3EBF5

border

#CDC6CF

text

#0F0611

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #72258F

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

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