#72269E#72269E

#72269E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.185 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72269E
RGB	rgb(114, 38, 158)
HSL	hsl(278, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(278, 76%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 75.9%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.77, 52.59, -50.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.77, 72.79, 316.26°)
OKLab	oklab(44.4% 0.1181 -0.1427)
OKLCH	oklch(44.4% 0.185 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.8029, 7.4325, 33.0486)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72269E #529E26

analogous

#36269E #72269E #9E268E

triadic

#72269E #9E7226 #269E72

tetradic

#72269E #9E3626 #529E26 #268E9E

square

#72269E #9E3626 #529E26 #268E9E

split-complementary

#72269E #8E9E26 #269E36

monochromatic

#2B0E3B #4E1A6D #72269E #9533CE #AF65DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#72269E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#72269E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72269E

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72269E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72269E	1.00	8.45	2.49	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#024E9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C4360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72269e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 38, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.185 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f69bb',
    500: '#72269e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72269e;
$custom-light: #9f69bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72269e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278,
    "s": 61.224,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44402,
    "c": 0.18521,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72269E

secondary

#83C060

accent

#E4437E

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #72269E

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

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