#4228B2#4228B2

#4228B2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.202 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4228B2
RGB	rgb(66, 40, 178)
HSL	hsl(251, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(251, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 77.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.13, 49.42, -68.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.13, 84.50, 305.79°)
OKLab	oklab(41.11% 0.0401 -0.1977)
OKLCH	oklch(41.11% 0.202 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.0389, 5.8894, 42.6659)
Luminance	0.0589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4228B2 #98B228

analogous

#2853B2 #4228B2 #8728B2

triadic

#4228B2 #B24228 #28B242

tetradic

#4228B2 #B22853 #98B228 #28B287

square

#4228B2 #B22853 #98B228 #28B287

split-complementary

#4228B2 #B28728 #53B228

monochromatic

#1D124E #2F1D80 #4228B2 #5E43D5 #8975E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.64

#4228B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#4228B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4228B2

9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4228B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4228B2	1.00	9.64	2.18	9.64
#FFFFFF	9.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00506C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4228b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 40, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.202 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8566ca',
    500: '#4228b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4228b2;
$custom-light: #8566ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4228b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.304,
    "s": 63.303,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41106,
    "c": 0.20177,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4228B2

secondary

#B7C76F

accent

#E641C7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4228B2

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

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