#72487F#72487F

#72487F is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.099 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72487F
RGB	rgb(114, 72, 127)
HSL	hsl(286, 28%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(286, 43%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.2%, 43.3%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.38, 28.10, -24.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.38, 36.96, 319.50°)
OKLab	oklab(47.16% 0.0733 -0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(47.16% 0.099 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.0870, 9.7448, 21.2661)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72487F #557F48

analogous

#57487F #72487F #7F4871

triadic

#72487F #7F7248 #487F72

tetradic

#72487F #7F5748 #557F48 #48717F

square

#72487F #7F5748 #557F48 #48717F

split-complementary

#72487F #717F48 #487F57

monochromatic

#2C1C31 #4F3258 #72487F #9460A5 #AE87BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#72487F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#72487F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72487F

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72487F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72487F	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F5581

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A597D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#724F5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72487f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 72, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.099 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c7ca4',
    500: '#72487f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72487f;
$custom-light: #9c7ca4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72487f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.818,
    "s": 27.638,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4716,
    "c": 0.09871,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72487F

secondary

#86A77C

accent

#C4647B

background

#F9F7FA

surface

#F2EEF4

border

#CCC9CE

text

#0E090F

muted

#7E7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #72487F

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