#462197#462197

#462197 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.177 H 289.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462197
RGB	rgb(70, 33, 151)
HSL	hsl(259, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(259, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 78.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.63, 45.48, -57.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.63, 73.65, 308.13°)
OKLab	oklab(37.94% 0.0587 -0.1666)
OKLCH	oklch(37.94% 0.177 289.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.6539, 4.6238, 29.7086)
Luminance	0.0462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#462197 #729721

analogous

#213797 #462197 #812197

triadic

#462197 #974621 #219746

tetradic

#462197 #972137 #729721 #219781

square

#462197 #972137 #729721 #219781

split-complementary

#462197 #978121 #379721

monochromatic

#170B33 #2F1665 #462197 #5D2CC9 #8158DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.91

#462197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#462197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462197

10.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462197	1.00	10.91	1.92	10.91
#FFFFFF	10.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27425B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 33, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.177 289.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8361b7',
    500: '#462197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462197;
$custom-light: #8361b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.814,
    "s": 64.13,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37943,
    "c": 0.1766,
    "h": 289.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462197

secondary

#9DBE55

accent

#E741B3

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #462197

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

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