#422EB8#422EB8

#422EB8 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.203 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#422EB8
RGB	rgb(66, 46, 184)
HSL	hsl(249, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(249, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 75%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.81, 48.17, -69.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.81, 84.43, 304.79°)
OKLab	oklab(42.47% 0.0349 -0.2001)
OKLCH	oklch(42.47% 0.203 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.8727, 6.5720, 45.9810)
Luminance	0.0657 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.29

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#422EB8 #A4B82E

analogous

#2E5FB8 #422EB8 #872EB8

triadic

#422EB8 #B8422E #2EB842

tetradic

#422EB8 #B82E5F #A4B82E #2EB887

square

#422EB8 #B82E5F #A4B82E #2EB887

split-complementary

#422EB8 #B8872E #5FB82E

monochromatic

#1F1656 #302287 #422EB8 #6350D3 #8F81DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#422EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#422EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #422EB8

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##422EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##422EB8	1.00	9.07	2.31	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #422eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 46, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.203 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866acf',
    500: '#422eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #422eb8;
$custom-light: #866acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#422eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.696,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42467,
    "c": 0.20314,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#422EB8

secondary

#BDC879

accent

#E345CC

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #422EB8

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

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