#422BB9#422BB9

#422BB9 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.207 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422BB9
RGB	rgb(66, 43, 185)
HSL	hsl(250, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(250, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 76.8%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.37, 50.01, -70.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.37, 86.57, 305.29°)
OKLab	oklab(42.19% 0.0364 -0.204)
OKLCH	oklch(42.19% 0.207 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.8648, 6.3879, 46.4973)
Luminance	0.0639 (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

#422BB9 #A2B92B

analogous

#2B5BB9 #422BB9 #892BB9

triadic

#422BB9 #B9422B #2BB942

tetradic

#422BB9 #B92B5B #A2B92B #2BB989

square

#422BB9 #B92B5B #A2B92B #2BB989

split-complementary

#422BB9 #B9892B #5BB92B

monochromatic

#1F1456 #301F87 #422BB9 #624CD5 #8E7EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.22

#422BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#422BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422BB9

9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422BB9	1.00	9.22	2.28	9.22
#FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 43, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.207 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8668cf',
    500: '#422bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422bb9;
$custom-light: #8668cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.718,
    "s": 62.281,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42187,
    "c": 0.20719,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422BB9

secondary

#BCC976

accent

#E542CB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #422BB9

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

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