#422497#422497

#422497 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.174 H 286.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422497
RGB	rgb(66, 36, 151)
HSL	hsl(256, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(256, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 76.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.73, 43.41, -57.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.73, 72.29, 306.91°)
OKLab	oklab(37.91% 0.0501 -0.1663)
OKLCH	oklch(37.91% 0.174 286.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.4619, 4.6539, 29.7246)
Luminance	0.0465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422497 #799724

analogous

#244097 #422497 #7C2497

triadic

#422497 #974224 #249742

tetradic

#422497 #972440 #799724 #24977C

square

#422497 #972440 #799724 #24977C

split-complementary

#422497 #977C24 #409724

monochromatic

#170C34 #2C1866 #422497 #5830C8 #7D5DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.88

#422497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#422497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422497

10.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422497	1.00	10.88	1.93	10.88
#FFFFFF	10.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C445C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 36, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.174 286.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8062b7',
    500: '#422497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422497;
$custom-light: #8062b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.652,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37905,
    "c": 0.17373,
    "h": 286.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422497

secondary

#A3BD5A

accent

#E543BA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0511

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #422497

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

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