#422EB4#422EB4

#422EB4 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.198 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422EB4
RGB	rgb(66, 46, 180)
HSL	hsl(249, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(249, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 74.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.42, 46.94, -67.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.42, 82.31, 304.77°)
OKLab	oklab(42.07% 0.0358 -0.1951)
OKLCH	oklch(42.07% 0.198 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.4594, 6.4067, 43.8039)
Luminance	0.0641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.17

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422EB4 #A0B42E

analogous

#2E5DB4 #422EB4 #852EB4

triadic

#422EB4 #B4422E #2EB442

tetradic

#422EB4 #B42E5D #A0B42E #2EB485

square

#422EB4 #B42E5D #A0B42E #2EB485

split-complementary

#422EB4 #B4852E #5DB42E

monochromatic

#1E1553 #302283 #422EB4 #614ED2 #8D7EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.20

#422EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#422EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422EB4

9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422EB4	1.00	9.20	2.28	9.20
#FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00546F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 46, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.198 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856acc',
    500: '#422eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422eb4;
$custom-light: #856acc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.955,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42069,
    "c": 0.19835,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422EB4

secondary

#BBC777

accent

#E245CB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #422EB4

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

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