#422BB8#422BB8

#422BB8 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.206 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422BB8
RGB	rgb(66, 43, 184)
HSL	hsl(250, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(250, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 76.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.27, 49.71, -70.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.27, 86.05, 305.29°)
OKLab	oklab(42.09% 0.0367 -0.2027)
OKLCH	oklch(42.09% 0.206 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.7596, 6.3458, 45.9433)
Luminance	0.0635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422BB8 #A1B82B

analogous

#2B5BB8 #422BB8 #892BB8

triadic

#422BB8 #B8422B #2BB842

tetradic

#422BB8 #B82B5B #A1B82B #2BB889

square

#422BB8 #B82B5B #A1B82B #2BB889

split-complementary

#422BB8 #B8892B #5BB82B

monochromatic

#1E1455 #301F86 #422BB8 #624BD5 #8D7DE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.25

#422BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#422BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422BB8

9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422BB8	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)

#004CBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 43, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.206 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8668cf',
    500: '#422bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422bb8;
$custom-light: #8668cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.787,
    "s": 62.115,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42085,
    "c": 0.20601,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422BB8

secondary

#BBC976

accent

#E543CB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #422BB8

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

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