#422899#422899

#422899 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.172 H 285.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422899
RGB	rgb(66, 40, 153)
HSL	hsl(254, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(254, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 73.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.66, 41.90, -57.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.66, 71.14, 306.09°)
OKLab	oklab(38.63% 0.0464 -0.1655)
OKLCH	oklch(38.63% 0.172 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.7536, 4.9752, 30.6299)
Luminance	0.0498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422899 #7F9928

analogous

#284799 #422899 #7A2899

triadic

#422899 #994228 #289942

tetradic

#422899 #992847 #7F9928 #28997A

square

#422899 #992847 #7F9928 #28997A

split-complementary

#422899 #997A28 #479928

monochromatic

#180F38 #2D1B68 #422899 #5735CA #7F65D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.53

#422899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#422899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422899

10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422899	1.00	10.53	2.00	10.53
#FFFFFF	10.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00429C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#19475E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 40, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.172 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8065b8',
    500: '#422899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422899;
$custom-light: #8065b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.805,
    "s": 58.549,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38626,
    "c": 0.17184,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422899

secondary

#A7BD60

accent

#E246BE

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #422899

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

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