#4222B2#4222B2

#4222B2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.207 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4222B2
RGB	rgb(66, 34, 178)
HSL	hsl(253, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(253, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 80.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.16, 52.24, -70.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.16, 87.46, 306.67°)
OKLab	oklab(40.43% 0.0435 -0.2024)
OKLCH	oklch(40.43% 0.207 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.8522, 5.5159, 42.6036)
Luminance	0.0552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4222B2 #92B222

analogous

#224AB2 #4222B2 #8A22B2

triadic

#4222B2 #B24222 #22B242

tetradic

#4222B2 #B2224A #92B222 #22B28A

square

#4222B2 #B2224A #92B222 #22B28A

split-complementary

#4222B2 #B28A22 #4AB222

monochromatic

#1C0E4B #2F187F #4222B2 #5C38D9 #866CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.98

#4222B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#4222B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4222B2

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4222B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4222B2	1.00	9.98	2.10	9.98
#FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4222b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 34, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.207 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8563ca',
    500: '#4222b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4222b2;
$custom-light: #8563ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4222b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.333,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40428,
    "c": 0.20699,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4222B2

secondary

#B3C967

accent

#EB3DC4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0C0513

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4222B2

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

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