#422B8D#422B8D
#422B8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.153 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #422B8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 43, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.2%, 69.5%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.18, 36.54, -50.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.18, 62.64, 305.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.95% 0.0461 -0.1461) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.95% 0.153 287.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9169, 4.8087, 25.7052) |
| Luminance | 0.0481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.29
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 6.31
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.37
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.81
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 6.81
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#422B8D #768D2B
analogous
#2B458D #422B8D #732B8D
triadic
#422B8D #8D422B #2B8D42
tetradic
#422B8D #8D2B45 #768D2B #2B8D73
square
#422B8D #8D2B45 #768D2B #2B8D73
split-complementary
#422B8D #8D732B #458D2B
monochromatic
#160E2F #2C1D5E #422B8D #5839BC #7C63CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.70
#422B8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.96
#422B8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #422B8D
10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##422B8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##422B8D | 1.00 | 10.70 | 1.96 | 10.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004090
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003B8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#254458
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #422b8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 43, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.153 287.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e66af',
500: '#422b8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #422b8d; $custom-light: #7e66af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#422b8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 43,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.082,
"s": 53.261,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37947,
"c": 0.15318,
"h": 287.5
},
"luminance": 0.04809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#422B8D
secondary
#A1B65E
accent
#DD4BBB
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#EFEBF5
border
#CAC6CF
text
#0B0610
muted
#7C7A7F