#451F8E#451F8E

#451F8E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.7% C 0.168 H 291.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#451F8E
RGB	rgb(69, 31, 142)
HSL	hsl(261, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(261, 78%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 78.2%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.32, 43.74, -54.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.32, 69.92, 308.73°)
OKLab	oklab(36.73% 0.0613 -0.1567)
OKLCH	oklch(36.73% 0.168 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.8253, 4.1979, 25.9839)
Luminance	0.0420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#451F8E #688E1F

analogous

#1F308E #451F8E #7D1F8E

triadic

#451F8E #8E451F #1F8E45

tetradic

#451F8E #8E1F30 #688E1F #1F8E7D

square

#451F8E #8E1F30 #688E1F #1F8E7D

split-complementary

#451F8E #8E7D1F #308E1F

monochromatic

#14092A #2D145C #451F8E #5D2AC0 #7E4FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.42

#451F8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#451F8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #451F8E

11.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##451F8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##451F8E	1.00	11.42	1.84	11.42
#FFFFFF	11.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00378C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C3E56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #451f8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 31, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.7% 0.168 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815fb0',
    500: '#451f8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #451f8e;
$custom-light: #815fb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#451f8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.541,
    "s": 64.162,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36728,
    "c": 0.16823,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#451F8E

secondary

#96BB4D

accent

#E741AE

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#EFEAF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #451F8E

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

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