#422DB8#422DB8

#422DB8 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.204 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422DB8
RGB	rgb(66, 45, 184)
HSL	hsl(249, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(249, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 75.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.63, 48.69, -69.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.63, 84.97, 304.96°)
OKLab	oklab(42.34% 0.0355 -0.201)
OKLCH	oklch(42.34% 0.204 280)
XYZ	xyz(11.8341, 6.4948, 45.9681)
Luminance	0.0650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.09

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422DB8 #A3B82D

analogous

#2D5DB8 #422DB8 #882DB8

triadic

#422DB8 #B8422D #2DB842

tetradic

#422DB8 #B82D5D #A3B82D #2DB888

square

#422DB8 #B82D5D #A3B82D #2DB888

split-complementary

#422DB8 #B8882D #5DB82D

monochromatic

#1F1556 #302187 #422DB8 #634ED4 #8E80E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.13

#422DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#422DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422DB8

9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422DB8	1.00	9.13	2.30	9.13
#FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 45, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.204 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8669cf',
    500: '#422db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422db8;
$custom-light: #8669cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.065,
    "s": 60.699,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42338,
    "c": 0.20412,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.06496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422DB8

secondary

#BCC978

accent

#E444CC

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #422DB8

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

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