#72289C#72289C

#72289C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.181 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72289C
RGB	rgb(114, 40, 156)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.9%, 74.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.91, 51.33, -48.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.91, 70.88, 316.40°)
OKLab	oklab(44.45% 0.1165 -0.1385)
OKLCH	oklch(44.45% 0.181 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.6978, 7.4956, 32.1712)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72289C #529C28

analogous

#38289C #72289C #9C288C

triadic

#72289C #9C7228 #289C72

tetradic

#72289C #9C3828 #529C28 #288C9C

square

#72289C #9C3828 #529C28 #288C9C

split-complementary

#72289C #8C9C28 #289C38

monochromatic

#2B0F3B #4E1C6B #72289C #9536CB #AF67D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#72289C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#72289C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72289C

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72289C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72289C	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E4E9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C4360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72289c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 40, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.181 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f69ba',
    500: '#72289c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72289c;
$custom-light: #9f69ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72289c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.276,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44452,
    "c": 0.18096,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72289C

secondary

#83BE62

accent

#E2457E

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #72289C

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

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