#462B64#462B64

#462B64 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.099 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462B64
RGB	rgb(70, 43, 100)
HSL	hsl(268, 40%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(268, 57%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 57%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.51, 25.31, -29.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.51, 38.59, 310.98°)
OKLab	oklab(35.12% 0.0545 -0.0821)
OKLCH	oklch(35.12% 0.099 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.6894, 3.9500, 12.5168)
Luminance	0.0395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Darkslateblue

#483D8B

ΔE00 8.75

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#462B64 #49642B

analogous

#2B2C64 #462B64 #622B64

triadic

#462B64 #64462B #2B6446

tetradic

#462B64 #642B2C #49642B #2B6462

square

#462B64 #642B2C #49642B #2B6462

split-complementary

#462B64 #64622B #2C642B

monochromatic

#0F0915 #281939 #462B64 #643D8F #8254B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.73

#462B64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#462B64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462B64

11.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462B64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462B64	1.00	11.73	1.79	11.73
#FFFFFF	11.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#173766

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#203863

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#413643

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462b64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 43, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.099 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6590',
    500: '#462b64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462b64;
$custom-light: #7b6590;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462b64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.421,
    "s": 39.86,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35115,
    "c": 0.09853,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462B64

secondary

#779655

accent

#D05897

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEEBF0

border

#C9C6CB

text

#09060C

muted

#7B7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #462B64

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

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