#462BA3#462BA3

#462BA3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.180 H 285.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462BA3
RGB	rgb(70, 43, 163)
HSL	hsl(254, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(254, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 73.6%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.57, 43.90, -60.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.57, 74.69, 306.00°)
OKLab	oklab(40.36% 0.0477 -0.1739)
OKLCH	oklch(40.36% 0.18 285.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.9985, 5.6736, 35.2115)
Luminance	0.0567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.60

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#462BA3 #88A32B

analogous

#2B4CA3 #462BA3 #822BA3

triadic

#462BA3 #A3462B #2BA346

tetradic

#462BA3 #A32B4C #88A32B #2BA382

square

#462BA3 #A32B4C #88A32B #2BA382

split-complementary

#462BA3 #A3822B #4CA32B

monochromatic

#1C1142 #311E73 #462BA3 #5F3FCC #876FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.84

#462BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#462BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462BA3

9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462BA3	1.00	9.84	2.13	9.84
#FFFFFF	9.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#194C64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 43, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.180 285.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8467bf',
    500: '#462ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462ba3;
$custom-light: #8467bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.5,
    "s": 58.252,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4036,
    "c": 0.18035,
    "h": 285.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462BA3

secondary

#ADC06A

accent

#E146BF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #462BA3

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

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