#4227B2#4227B2

#4227B2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.203 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4227B2
RGB	rgb(66, 39, 178)
HSL	hsl(252, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(252, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 78.1%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.96, 49.91, -68.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.96, 85.01, 305.95°)
OKLab	oklab(40.99% 0.0407 -0.1986)
OKLCH	oklch(40.99% 0.203 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.0056, 5.8228, 42.6548)
Luminance	0.0582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4227B2 #97B227

analogous

#2751B2 #4227B2 #8827B2

triadic

#4227B2 #B24227 #27B242

tetradic

#4227B2 #B22751 #97B227 #27B288

square

#4227B2 #B22751 #97B227 #27B288

split-complementary

#4227B2 #B28827 #51B227

monochromatic

#1D114E #2F1C80 #4227B2 #5E41D5 #8873E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.70

#4227B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4227B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4227B2

9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4227B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4227B2	1.00	9.70	2.16	9.70
#FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00506C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4227b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 39, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.203 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8565ca',
    500: '#4227b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4227b2;
$custom-light: #8565ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4227b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.655,
    "s": 64.055,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40987,
    "c": 0.20268,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4227B2

secondary

#B6C86D

accent

#E741C7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4227B2

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

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