#4222B4#4222B4

#4222B4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.209 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4222B4
RGB	rgb(66, 34, 180)
HSL	hsl(253, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(253, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 81.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.37, 52.81, -70.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.37, 88.48, 306.64°)
OKLab	oklab(40.64% 0.0428 -0.2048)
OKLCH	oklch(40.64% 0.209 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.0544, 5.5968, 43.6689)
Luminance	0.0560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4222B4 #94B422

analogous

#224BB4 #4222B4 #8B22B4

triadic

#4222B4 #B44222 #22B442

tetradic

#4222B4 #B4224B #94B422 #22B48B

square

#4222B4 #B4224B #94B422 #22B48B

split-complementary

#4222B4 #B48B22 #4BB422

monochromatic

#1C0F4D #2F1881 #4222B4 #5D3ADA #876DE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.91

#4222B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#4222B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4222B4

9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4222B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4222B4	1.00	9.91	2.12	9.91
#FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4222b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 34, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.209 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8663cc',
    500: '#4222b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4222b4;
$custom-light: #8663cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4222b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.151,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4064,
    "c": 0.20924,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4222B4

secondary

#B4CA68

accent

#EB3DC5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4222B4

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

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