#722A9E#722A9E
#722A9E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.181 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #722A9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 42, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.8%, 73.4%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.35, 50.93, -49.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.35, 70.93, 315.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.81% 0.1142 -0.1399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.81% 0.181 309.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9377, 7.7022, 33.0936) |
| Luminance | 0.0770 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.76
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 2.82
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.26
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.68
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 8.39
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 8.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#722A9E #569E2A
analogous
#382A9E #722A9E #9E2A90
triadic
#722A9E #9E722A #2A9E72
tetradic
#722A9E #9E382A #569E2A #2A909E
square
#722A9E #9E382A #569E2A #2A909E
split-complementary
#722A9E #909E2A #2A9E38
monochromatic
#2C103D #4F1D6E #722A9E #943ACB #AE6BD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.27
#722A9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.54
#722A9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #722A9E
8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##722A9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##722A9E | 1.00 | 8.27 | 2.54 | 8.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0C4F9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6B4561
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #722a9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 42, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.181 309.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9f6abb',
500: '#722a9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #722a9e; $custom-light: #9f6abb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#722a9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 42,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.241,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44814,
"c": 0.18059,
"h": 309.2
},
"luminance": 0.07702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#722A9E
secondary
#87BE66
accent
#E14781
background
#FAF6FB
surface
#F4EBF6
border
#CEC6D0
text
#0F0712
muted
#7F7A81