#422197#422197

#422197 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.177 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422197
RGB	rgb(66, 33, 151)
HSL	hsl(257, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(257, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 78.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.20, 44.91, -58.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.20, 73.89, 307.44°)
OKLab	oklab(37.54% 0.0524 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(37.54% 0.177 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.3749, 4.4799, 29.6956)
Luminance	0.0448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422197 #769721

analogous

#213B97 #422197 #7D2197

triadic

#422197 #974221 #219742

tetradic

#422197 #97213B #769721 #21977D

square

#422197 #97213B #769721 #21977D

split-complementary

#422197 #977D21 #3B9721

monochromatic

#160B33 #2C1665 #422197 #582CC9 #7C58DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.08

#422197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.90

#422197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422197

11.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422197	1.00	11.08	1.90	11.08
#FFFFFF	11.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C435B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 33, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.177 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8161b7',
    500: '#422197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422197;
$custom-light: #8161b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.78,
    "s": 64.13,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37535,
    "c": 0.1768,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422197

secondary

#A1BE55

accent

#E741B9

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#EFEAF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #422197

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

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