#72268E#72268E

#72268E is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.170 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72268E
RGB	rgb(114, 38, 142)
HSL	hsl(284, 58%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(284, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 73.2%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.62, 49.12, -42.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.62, 64.88, 319.20°)
OKLab	oklab(43.22% 0.1205 -0.1194)
OKLCH	oklch(43.22% 0.17 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.5142, 6.9171, 26.2619)
Luminance	0.0692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72268E #428E26

analogous

#3E268E #72268E #8E2676

triadic

#72268E #8E7226 #268E72

tetradic

#72268E #8E3E26 #428E26 #26768E

square

#72268E #8E3E26 #428E26 #26768E

split-complementary

#72268E #768E26 #268E3E

monochromatic

#240C2D #4B195E #72268E #9933BE #B35BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.81

#72268E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#72268E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72268E

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72268E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72268E	1.00	8.81	2.38	8.81
#FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004691

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234C8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#703C57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72268e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 38, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.170 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e68b0',
    500: '#72268e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72268e;
$custom-light: #9e68b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72268e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.846,
    "s": 57.778,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43218,
    "c": 0.16964,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72268E

secondary

#72B858

accent

#E14770

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F3EBF5

border

#CDC6CF

text

#0F0610

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #72268E

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

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