#422AB3#422AB3

#422AB3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.201 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422AB3
RGB	rgb(66, 42, 179)
HSL	hsl(251, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(251, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 76.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.58, 48.71, -68.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.58, 83.97, 305.46°)
OKLab	oklab(41.45% 0.0386 -0.1973)
OKLCH	oklch(41.45% 0.201 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.2088, 6.0680, 43.2197)
Luminance	0.0607 (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

#422AB3 #9BB32A

analogous

#2A56B3 #422AB3 #862AB3

triadic

#422AB3 #B3422A #2AB342

tetradic

#422AB3 #B32A56 #9BB32A #2AB386

square

#422AB3 #B32A56 #9BB32A #2AB386

split-complementary

#422AB3 #B3862A #56B32A

monochromatic

#1D1350 #301E81 #422AB3 #5F46D4 #8A78DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.49

#422AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#422AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422AB3

9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422AB3	1.00	9.49	2.21	9.49
#FFFFFF	9.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00526D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 42, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.201 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8567cb',
    500: '#422ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422ab3;
$custom-light: #8567cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.511,
    "s": 61.991,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41453,
    "c": 0.20107,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422AB3

secondary

#B8C772

accent

#E543C9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #422AB3

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

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