#422D9D#422D9D

#422D9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.171 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422D9D
RGB	rgb(66, 45, 157)
HSL	hsl(251, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 71.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.03, 40.36, -57.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.03, 70.41, 304.98°)
OKLab	oklab(39.71% 0.0414 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(39.71% 0.171 284)
XYZ	xyz(9.2691, 5.4688, 32.4589)
Luminance	0.0547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422D9D #889D2D

analogous

#2D509D #422D9D #7A2D9D

triadic

#422D9D #9D422D #2D9D42

tetradic

#422D9D #9D2D50 #889D2D #2D9D7A

square

#422D9D #9D2D50 #889D2D #2D9D7A

split-complementary

#422D9D #9D7A2D #509D2D

monochromatic

#1A123E #2E1F6D #422D9D #593FC8 #826FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.03

#422D9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#422D9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422D9D

10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422D9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422D9D	1.00	10.03	2.09	10.03
#FFFFFF	10.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0045A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#124B62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 45, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.171 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8168bb',
    500: '#422d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422d9d;
$custom-light: #8168bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.25,
    "s": 55.446,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39711,
    "c": 0.17115,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.05469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422D9D

secondary

#ADBD69

accent

#DF49C3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #422D9D

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

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