#421E8D#421E8D
#421E8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.168 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #421E8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 30, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 65%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 79%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.2%, 78.7%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.70, 43.49, -54.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(23.70, 70.07, 308.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.19% 0.0577 -0.1579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.19% 0.168 290.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.5174, 4.0096, 25.5720) |
| Luminance | 0.0401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 4.49
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.64
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.24
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 5.62
Cobalt Blue
#030AA7
ΔE00 6.60
Ultramarine
#2000B1
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#421E8D #698D1E
analogous
#1E328D #421E8D #791E8D
triadic
#421E8D #8D421E #1E8D42
tetradic
#421E8D #8D1E32 #698D1E #1E8D79
square
#421E8D #8D1E32 #698D1E #1E8D79
split-complementary
#421E8D #8D791E #328D1E
monochromatic
#130928 #2A135B #421E8D #5A29BF #7A4CD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.65
#421E8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.80
#421E8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #421E8D
11.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##421E8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##421E8D | 1.00 | 11.65 | 1.80 | 11.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003A90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00368B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#263D55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#383838
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #421e8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 30, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.168 290.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f5eaf',
500: '#421e8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #421e8d; $custom-light: #7f5eaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#421e8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 30,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.459,
"s": 64.912,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3619,
"c": 0.16812,
"h": 290.1
},
"luminance": 0.0401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#421E8D
secondary
#97BC4B
accent
#E840B1
background
#F8F5FA
surface
#EFE9F5
border
#CAC5CF
text
#0B0511
muted
#7C7980