#442E8A#442E8A
#442E8A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.145 H 288.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #442E8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 46, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 50%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 67%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.78, 34.22, -48.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.78, 58.97, 305.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.35% 0.0464 -0.1376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.35% 0.145 288.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9470, 5.0176, 24.5896) |
| Luminance | 0.0502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.40
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.70
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.52
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.33
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 7.56
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#442E8A #748A2E
analogous
#2E468A #442E8A #722E8A
triadic
#442E8A #8A442E #2E8A44
tetradic
#442E8A #8A2E46 #748A2E #2E8A72
square
#442E8A #8A2E46 #748A2E #2E8A72
split-complementary
#442E8A #8A722E #468A2E
monochromatic
#170F2E #2D1F5C #442E8A #5B3DB8 #7F66CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.48
#442E8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.00
#442E8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #442E8A
10.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##442E8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##442E8A | 1.00 | 10.48 | 2.00 | 10.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00418D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003D88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2C4457
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #442e8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 46, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.145 288.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f68ad',
500: '#442e8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #442e8a; $custom-light: #7f68ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#442e8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 46,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.348,
"s": 50,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38351,
"c": 0.14523,
"h": 288.6
},
"luminance": 0.05018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#442E8A
secondary
#9FB361
accent
#DA4EB8
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#EFEBF4
border
#CAC6CE
text
#0B0610
muted
#7C7A7F