#422495#422495

#422495 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.7% C 0.171 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422495
RGB	rgb(66, 36, 149)
HSL	hsl(256, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(256, 76%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 75.8%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.53, 42.82, -56.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.53, 71.20, 306.97°)
OKLab	oklab(37.71% 0.0507 -0.1637)
OKLCH	oklch(37.71% 0.171 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.3008, 4.5895, 28.8764)
Luminance	0.0459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422495 #779524

analogous

#243F95 #422495 #7B2495

triadic

#422495 #954224 #249542

tetradic

#422495 #95243F #779524 #24957B

square

#422495 #95243F #779524 #24957B

split-complementary

#422495 #957B24 #3F9524

monochromatic

#160C32 #2C1864 #422495 #5830C6 #7D5CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.95

#422495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#422495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422495

10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422495	1.00	10.95	1.92	10.95
#FFFFFF	10.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003993

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E435B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 36, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.7% 0.171 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8062b5',
    500: '#422495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422495;
$custom-light: #8062b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.929,
    "s": 61.081,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3771,
    "c": 0.17133,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422495

secondary

#A2BC59

accent

#E444BA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0511

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #422495

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

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