#4228C3#4228C3

#4228C3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.221 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4228C3
RGB	rgb(66, 40, 195)
HSL	hsl(250, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(250, 79%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 79.5%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.91, 54.42, -75.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.91, 93.20, 305.73°)
OKLab	oklab(42.88% 0.0353 -0.2185)
OKLCH	oklch(42.88% 0.221 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.8527, 6.6149, 52.2187)
Luminance	0.0662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.78

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4228C3 #A9C328

analogous

#285BC3 #4228C3 #8F28C3

triadic

#4228C3 #C34228 #28C342

tetradic

#4228C3 #C3285B #A9C328 #28C38F

square

#4228C3 #C3285B #A9C328 #28C38F

split-complementary

#4228C3 #C38F28 #5BC328

monochromatic

#20135D #311E90 #4228C3 #654EDB #9180E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.04

#4228C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#4228C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4228C3

9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4228C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4228C3	1.00	9.04	2.32	9.04
#FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4228c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 40, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.221 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8867d7',
    500: '#4228c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4228c3;
$custom-light: #8867d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4228c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.065,
    "s": 65.957,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42876,
    "c": 0.22133,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4228C3

secondary

#C0CE79

accent

#E93FCC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0615

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4228C3

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

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