#442B8A#442B8A
#442B8A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.149 H 289.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #442B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 43, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 52%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 69%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.7%, 68.8%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.13, 35.99, -49.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.13, 60.87, 306.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.88% 0.0495 -0.1408) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.88% 0.149 289.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8339, 4.7913, 24.5519) |
| Luminance | 0.0479 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.20
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 6.46
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.55
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.87
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.17
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#442B8A #718A2B
analogous
#2B428A #442B8A #732B8A
triadic
#442B8A #8A442B #2B8A44
tetradic
#442B8A #8A2B42 #718A2B #2B8A73
square
#442B8A #8A2B42 #718A2B #2B8A73
split-complementary
#442B8A #8A732B #428A2B
monochromatic
#160E2D #2D1C5B #442B8A #5B3AB9 #7E61CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.72
#442B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.96
#442B8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #442B8A
10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##442B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##442B8A | 1.00 | 10.72 | 1.96 | 10.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00408D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003C88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2C4357
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #442b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 43, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.149 289.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f66ad',
500: '#442b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #442b8a; $custom-light: #7f66ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#442b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 43,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.789,
"s": 52.486,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3788,
"c": 0.14922,
"h": 289.4
},
"luminance": 0.04792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#442B8A
secondary
#9DB45D
accent
#DC4CB6
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#EFEBF4
border
#CAC6CE
text
#0B0610
muted
#7C7A7F