#442AB9#442AB9

#442AB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.208 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#442AB9
RGB	rgb(68, 42, 185)
HSL	hsl(251, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 77.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.37, 50.73, -70.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.37, 86.99, 305.68°)
OKLab	oklab(42.23% 0.0399 -0.2039)
OKLCH	oklch(42.23% 0.208 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.9661, 6.3868, 46.4917)
Luminance	0.0639 (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

#442AB9 #9FB92A

analogous

#2A58B9 #442AB9 #8C2AB9

triadic

#442AB9 #B9442A #2AB944

tetradic

#442AB9 #B92A58 #9FB92A #2AB98C

square

#442AB9 #B92A58 #9FB92A #2AB98C

split-complementary

#442AB9 #B98C2A #58B92A

monochromatic

#1F1355 #321F87 #442AB9 #644AD6 #8F7CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.22

#442AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#442AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #442AB9

9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##442AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##442AB9	1.00	9.22	2.28	9.22
#FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #442ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 42, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.208 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8768cf',
    500: '#442ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #442ab9;
$custom-light: #8768cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#442ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.909,
    "s": 62.996,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42228,
    "c": 0.20776,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#442AB9

secondary

#BACA75

accent

#E642C8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #442AB9

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

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