#422CB8#422CB8

#422CB8 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.205 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422CB8
RGB	rgb(66, 44, 184)
HSL	hsl(249, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(249, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 76.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.45, 49.20, -69.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.45, 85.52, 305.13°)
OKLab	oklab(42.21% 0.0361 -0.2019)
OKLCH	oklch(42.21% 0.205 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.7964, 6.4194, 45.9555)
Luminance	0.0642 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 3.89

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422CB8 #A2B82C

analogous

#2C5CB8 #422CB8 #882CB8

triadic

#422CB8 #B8422C #2CB842

tetradic

#422CB8 #B82C5C #A2B82C #2CB888

square

#422CB8 #B82C5C #A2B82C #2CB888

split-complementary

#422CB8 #B8882C #5CB82C

monochromatic

#1F1455 #302087 #422CB8 #624DD4 #8E7EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.19

#422CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#422CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422CB8

9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422CB8	1.00	9.19	2.28	9.19
#FFFFFF	9.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 44, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.205 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8669cf',
    500: '#422cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422cb8;
$custom-light: #8669cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.429,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42211,
    "c": 0.20507,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422CB8

secondary

#BCC977

accent

#E543CB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #422CB8

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

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