#72269D#72269D

#72269D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.184 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72269D
RGB	rgb(114, 38, 157)
HSL	hsl(278, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(278, 76%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 75.8%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.70, 52.37, -49.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.70, 72.29, 316.42°)
OKLab	oklab(44.33% 0.1183 -0.1413)
OKLCH	oklch(44.33% 0.184 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.7171, 7.3982, 32.5971)
Luminance	0.0740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72269D #519D26

analogous

#36269D #72269D #9D268C

triadic

#72269D #9D7226 #269D72

tetradic

#72269D #9D3626 #519D26 #268C9D

square

#72269D #9D3626 #519D26 #268C9D

split-complementary

#72269D #8C9D26 #269D36

monochromatic

#2A0E3A #4E1A6C #72269D #9633CE #AF64D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#72269D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#72269D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72269D

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72269D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72269D	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#054E9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C4260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72269d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 38, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.184 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f68bb',
    500: '#72269d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72269d;
$custom-light: #9f68bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72269d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.319,
    "s": 61.026,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44325,
    "c": 0.18423,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72269D

secondary

#82BF60

accent

#E4447E

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #72269D

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

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