#46235B#46235B

#46235B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.101 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#46235B
RGB	rgb(70, 35, 91)
HSL	hsl(278, 44%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(278, 62%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 61.5%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.05, 27.81, -27.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.05, 38.85, 315.72°)
OKLab	oklab(33.12% 0.066 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(33.12% 0.101 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.0148, 3.2596, 10.2605)
Luminance	0.0326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.91

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#46235B #385B23

analogous

#2A235B #46235B #5B2354

triadic

#46235B #5B4623 #235B46

tetradic

#46235B #5B2A23 #385B23 #23545B

square

#46235B #5B2A23 #385B23 #23545B

split-complementary

#46235B #545B23 #235B2A

monochromatic

#110916 #24122F #46235B #683487 #8A45B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.71

#46235B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#46235B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #46235B

12.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##46235B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##46235B	1.00	12.71	1.65	12.71
#FFFFFF	12.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#11315D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E335A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#432D3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #46235b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 35, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.101 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b608a',
    500: '#46235b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #46235b;
$custom-light: #7b608a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#46235b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33124,
    "c": 0.10078,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#46235B

secondary

#648F4B

accent

#D45484

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#09050B

muted

#7B797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #46235B

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

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