#442D8B#442D8B
#442D8B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.148 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #442D8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 45, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 51%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.1%, 67.6%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.65, 35.12, -48.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.65, 60.19, 305.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.28% 0.0473 -0.1401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.28% 0.148 288.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9811, 4.9694, 24.9598) |
| Luminance | 0.0497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.70
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.92
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.49
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.02
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 7.49
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#442D8B #748B2D
analogous
#2D458B #442D8B #732D8B
triadic
#442D8B #8B442D #2D8B44
tetradic
#442D8B #8B2D45 #748B2D #2D8B73
square
#442D8B #8B2D45 #748B2D #2D8B73
split-complementary
#442D8B #8B732D #458B2D
monochromatic
#170F2F #2D1E5D #442D8B #5B3CB9 #7F65CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.53
#442D8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.99
#442D8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #442D8B
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##442D8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##442D8B | 1.00 | 10.53 | 1.99 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00418E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003D89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2B4458
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #442d8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 45, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.148 288.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f67ae',
500: '#442d8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #442d8b; $custom-light: #7f67ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#442d8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 45,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.681,
"s": 51.087,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38278,
"c": 0.14789,
"h": 288.7
},
"luminance": 0.0497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#442D8B
secondary
#9FB460
accent
#DB4DB8
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#EFEBF4
border
#CAC6CE
text
#0B0610
muted
#7C7A7F