#423E8A#423E8A
#423E8A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.123 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #423E8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 62, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 38%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(243, 55%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.2%, 55.1%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.49, 23.69, -42.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.49, 48.25, 299.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.03% 0.0253 -0.12) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.03% 0.123 281.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5554, 6.4380, 24.8317) |
| Luminance | 0.0644 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 1.44
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.11
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 6.38
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.84
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 7.07
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#423E8A #868A3E
analogous
#3E608A #423E8A #683E8A
triadic
#423E8A #8A423E #3E8A42
tetradic
#423E8A #8A3E60 #868A3E #3E8A68
square
#423E8A #8A3E60 #868A3E #3E8A68
split-complementary
#423E8A #8A683E #608A3E
monochromatic
#1A1836 #2E2B60 #423E8A #5853B2 #817EC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.18
#423E8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.29
#423E8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #423E8A
9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##423E8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##423E8A | 1.00 | 9.18 | 2.29 | 9.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#144A8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0C4588
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#264F5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #423e8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 62, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.123 281.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7c73ad',
500: '#423e8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #423e8a; $custom-light: #7c73ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#423e8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 62,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 243.158,
"s": 38,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41031,
"c": 0.12265,
"h": 281.9
},
"luminance": 0.06438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#423E8A
secondary
#ACAF75
accent
#CE5AC8
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EEEDF4
border
#C9C8CE
text
#0A0810
muted
#7C7B7F