#422EB6#422EB6

#422EB6 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.201 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422EB6
RGB	rgb(66, 46, 182)
HSL	hsl(249, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(249, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 74.7%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.61, 47.55, -68.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.61, 83.37, 304.78°)
OKLab	oklab(42.27% 0.0353 -0.1976)
OKLCH	oklch(42.27% 0.201 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.6646, 6.4887, 44.8847)
Luminance	0.0649 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.22

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422EB6 #A2B62E

analogous

#2E5EB6 #422EB6 #862EB6

triadic

#422EB6 #B6422E #2EB642

tetradic

#422EB6 #B62E5E #A2B62E #2EB686

square

#422EB6 #B62E5E #A2B62E #2EB686

split-complementary

#422EB6 #B6862E #5EB62E

monochromatic

#1F1554 #302285 #422EB6 #624FD2 #8E80DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.14

#422EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#422EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422EB6

9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422EB6	1.00	9.14	2.30	9.14
#FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 46, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.201 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856acd',
    500: '#422eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422eb6;
$custom-light: #856acd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.824,
    "s": 59.649,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42268,
    "c": 0.20075,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422EB6

secondary

#BCC878

accent

#E345CC

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0C0614

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #422EB6

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

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