#72508C#72508C

#72508C is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.100 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72508C
RGB	rgb(114, 80, 140)
HSL	hsl(274, 27%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(274, 43%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.6%, 42.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.93, 26.34, -27.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.93, 38.42, 313.28°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% 0.0634 -0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.1 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5408, 11.2084, 26.2033)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72508C #6A8C50

analogous

#54508C #72508C #8C5088

triadic

#72508C #8C7250 #508C72

tetradic

#72508C #8C5450 #6A8C50 #50888C

square

#72508C #8C5450 #6A8C50 #50888C

split-complementary

#72508C #888C50 #508C54

monochromatic

#33233E #523A65 #72508C #916DAC #AE94C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#72508C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#72508C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72508C

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72508C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72508C	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#435D8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5F8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F5967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72508c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 80, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.100 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c82ae',
    500: '#72508c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72508c;
$custom-light: #9c82ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72508c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49281,
    "c": 0.1002,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72508C

secondary

#99AF89

accent

#C4648E

background

#F9F7FA

surface

#F2EEF4

border

#CCC9CE

text

#0E0A10

muted

#7E7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #72508C

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

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