#422EA0#422EA0

#422EA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.174 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422EA0
RGB	rgb(66, 46, 160)
HSL	hsl(251, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.51, 40.73, -58.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.51, 71.47, 304.74°)
OKLab	oklab(40.14% 0.04 -0.1691)
OKLCH	oklch(40.14% 0.174 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.5670, 5.6497, 33.8373)
Luminance	0.0565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.73

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422EA0 #8CA02E

analogous

#2E53A0 #422EA0 #7B2EA0

triadic

#422EA0 #A0422E #2EA042

tetradic

#422EA0 #A02E53 #8CA02E #2EA07B

square

#422EA0 #A02E53 #8CA02E #2EA07B

split-complementary

#422EA0 #A07B2E #53A02E

monochromatic

#1B1341 #2E2070 #422EA0 #5A42C9 #8472D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.86

#422EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#422EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422EA0

9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422EA0	1.00	9.86	2.13	9.86
#FFFFFF	9.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B4C63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 46, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.174 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8169bd',
    500: '#422ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422ea0;
$custom-light: #8169bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.526,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40138,
    "c": 0.17377,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422EA0

secondary

#B0BE6C

accent

#DF49C4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #422EA0

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

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