#422EB3#422EB3

#422EB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.197 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422EB3
RGB	rgb(66, 46, 179)
HSL	hsl(249, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(249, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 74.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.32, 46.63, -67.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.32, 81.78, 304.76°)
OKLab	oklab(41.97% 0.036 -0.1938)
OKLCH	oklch(41.97% 0.197 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.3579, 6.3661, 43.2693)
Luminance	0.0637 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.15

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422EB3 #9FB32E

analogous

#2E5CB3 #422EB3 #852EB3

triadic

#422EB3 #B3422E #2EB342

tetradic

#422EB3 #B32E5C #9FB32E #2EB385

square

#422EB3 #B32E5C #9FB32E #2EB385

split-complementary

#422EB3 #B3852E #5CB32E

monochromatic

#1E1552 #302182 #422EB3 #614DD1 #8C7EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.24

#422EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#422EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422EB3

9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422EB3	1.00	9.24	2.27	9.24
#FFFFFF	9.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00546E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 46, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.197 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8569cb',
    500: '#422eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422eb3;
$custom-light: #8569cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.023,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4197,
    "c": 0.19716,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422EB3

secondary

#BAC676

accent

#E246CB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #422EB3

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

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