#422DB9#422DB9

#422DB9 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.205 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422DB9
RGB	rgb(66, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(249, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(249, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.73, 48.99, -70.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.73, 85.50, 304.96°)
OKLab	oklab(42.44% 0.0352 -0.2023)
OKLCH	oklch(42.44% 0.205 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.9393, 6.5369, 46.5221)
Luminance	0.0654 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.13

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422DB9 #A4B92D

analogous

#2D5EB9 #422DB9 #882DB9

triadic

#422DB9 #B9422D #2DB942

tetradic

#422DB9 #B92D5E #A4B92D #2DB988

square

#422DB9 #B92D5E #A4B92D #2DB988

split-complementary

#422DB9 #B9882D #5EB92D

monochromatic

#1F1557 #302188 #422DB9 #634FD4 #8F80E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.10

#422DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#422DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422DB9

9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422DB9	1.00	9.10	2.31	9.10
#FFFFFF	9.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.205 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8669cf',
    500: '#422db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422db9;
$custom-light: #8669cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42439,
    "c": 0.20531,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422DB9

secondary

#BDC979

accent

#E444CC

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #422DB9

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

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