#72279F#72279F

#72279F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.185 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72279F
RGB	rgb(114, 39, 159)
HSL	hsl(278, 61%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(278, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 75.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.99, 52.41, -50.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.99, 72.83, 316.02°)
OKLab	oklab(44.58% 0.1169 -0.1434)
OKLCH	oklch(44.58% 0.185 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9217, 7.5319, 33.5146)
Luminance	0.0753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72279F #549F27

analogous

#36279F #72279F #9F2790

triadic

#72279F #9F7227 #279F72

tetradic

#72279F #9F3627 #549F27 #27909F

square

#72279F #9F3627 #549F27 #27909F

split-complementary

#72279F #909F27 #279F36

monochromatic

#2C0F3D #4F1B6E #72279F #9536CE #AF67DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#72279F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#72279F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72279F

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72279F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72279F	1.00	8.38	2.51	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#014F9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B4361

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72279f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 39, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.185 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f69bc',
    500: '#72279f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72279f;
$custom-light: #9f69bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72279f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 60.606,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44578,
    "c": 0.18506,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72279F

secondary

#85C062

accent

#E44480

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #72279F

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

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