#4228BC#4228BC

#4228BC is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.213 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4228BC
RGB	rgb(66, 40, 188)
HSL	hsl(251, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 78.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.17, 52.37, -72.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.17, 89.65, 305.75°)
OKLab	oklab(42.14% 0.0373 -0.2101)
OKLCH	oklch(42.14% 0.213 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.0798, 6.3057, 48.1478)
Luminance	0.0631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.12

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4228BC #A2BC28

analogous

#2858BC #4228BC #8C28BC

triadic

#4228BC #BC4228 #28BC42

tetradic

#4228BC #BC2858 #A2BC28 #28BC8C

square

#4228BC #BC2858 #A2BC28 #28BC8C

split-complementary

#4228BC #BC8C28 #58BC28

monochromatic

#1F1357 #301D8A #4228BC #6249D8 #8E7BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.29

#4228BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#4228BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4228BC

9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4228BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4228BC	1.00	9.29	2.26	9.29
#FFFFFF	9.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4228bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 40, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.213 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8767d2',
    500: '#4228bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4228bc;
$custom-light: #8767d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4228bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.541,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4214,
    "c": 0.21335,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4228BC

secondary

#BCCB75

accent

#E840CA

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4228BC

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

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