#4228BD#4228BD

#4228BD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.214 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4228BD
RGB	rgb(66, 40, 189)
HSL	hsl(250, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(250, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 78.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.28, 52.67, -73.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.28, 90.16, 305.74°)
OKLab	oklab(42.25% 0.037 -0.2113)
OKLCH	oklch(42.25% 0.215 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.1879, 6.3490, 48.7174)
Luminance	0.0635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.07

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4228BD #A3BD28

analogous

#2858BD #4228BD #8D28BD

triadic

#4228BD #BD4228 #28BD42

tetradic

#4228BD #BD2858 #A3BD28 #28BD8D

square

#4228BD #BD2858 #A3BD28 #28BD8D

split-complementary

#4228BD #BD8D28 #58BD28

monochromatic

#1F1358 #301D8A #4228BD #634AD9 #8E7CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.25

#4228BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#4228BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4228BD

9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4228BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4228BD	1.00	9.25	2.27	9.25
#FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4228bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 40, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.214 279.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4228bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.47,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42245,
    "c": 0.2145,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4228BD

secondary

#BCCB75

accent

#E840CB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4228BD

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

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