#73179F#73179F

#73179F is a dark, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.200 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#73179F
RGB	rgb(115, 23, 159)
HSL	hsl(281, 75%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(281, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 85.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.26, 58.04, -53.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.26, 78.85, 317.39°)
OKLab	oklab(43.4% 0.1311 -0.1515)
OKLCH	oklch(43.4% 0.2 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.6334, 6.7612, 33.3810)
Luminance	0.0676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#73179F #439F17

analogous

#2F179F #73179F #9F1787

triadic

#73179F #9F7317 #179F73

tetradic

#73179F #9F2F17 #439F17 #17879F

square

#73179F #9F2F17 #439F17 #17879F

split-complementary

#73179F #879F17 #179F2F

monochromatic

#260834 #4C0F6A #73179F #9A1FD4 #B34BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#73179F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#73179F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #73179F

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##73179F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##73179F	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D3C5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #73179f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 23, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.200 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a063bc',
    500: '#73179f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #73179f;
$custom-light: #a063bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#73179f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 115,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.588,
    "s": 74.725,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43397,
    "c": 0.2004,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#73179F

secondary

#73C74B

accent

#F13673

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #73179F

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

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