#72508D#72508D

#72508D is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.102 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72508D
RGB	rgb(114, 80, 141)
HSL	hsl(273, 28%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(273, 43%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 43.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.98, 26.58, -28.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.98, 38.97, 313.00°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.0636 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.102 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6149, 11.2380, 26.5934)
Luminance	0.1124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72508D #6B8D50

analogous

#53508D #72508D #8D5089

triadic

#72508D #8D7250 #508D72

tetradic

#72508D #8D5350 #6B8D50 #50898D

square

#72508D #8D5350 #6B8D50 #50898D

split-complementary

#72508D #898D50 #508D53

monochromatic

#33243F #523A66 #72508D #916EAD #AE95C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#72508D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#72508D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72508D

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72508D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72508D	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#435D8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5F8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F5968

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72508d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 80, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.102 308.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72508d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.443,
    "s": 27.602,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49334,
    "c": 0.10152,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72508D

secondary

#9AAF89

accent

#C4648E

background

#F9F7FA

surface

#F2EEF4

border

#CCC9CE

text

#0E0A10

muted

#7E7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #72508D

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

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