#442AB8#442AB8

#442AB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.207 H 281.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#442AB8
RGB	rgb(68, 42, 184)
HSL	hsl(251, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(251, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(63%, 77.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.27, 50.44, -70.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.27, 86.47, 305.68°)
OKLab	oklab(42.13% 0.0402 -0.2026)
OKLCH	oklch(42.13% 0.207 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.8609, 6.3447, 45.9377)
Luminance	0.0635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#442AB8 #9EB82A

analogous

#2A57B8 #442AB8 #8B2AB8

triadic

#442AB8 #B8442A #2AB844

tetradic

#442AB8 #B82A57 #9EB82A #2AB88B

square

#442AB8 #B82A57 #9EB82A #2AB88B

split-complementary

#442AB8 #B88B2A #57B82A

monochromatic

#1F1354 #321F86 #442AB8 #634AD6 #8E7BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.25

#442AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#442AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #442AB8

9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##442AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##442AB8	1.00	9.25	2.27	9.25
#FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #442ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 42, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.207 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8768cf',
    500: '#442ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #442ab8;
$custom-light: #8768cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#442ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.986,
    "s": 62.832,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42126,
    "c": 0.20659,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#442AB8

secondary

#BAC975

accent

#E642C8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #442AB8

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

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