#462C8E#462C8E

#462C8E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.153 H 289.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462C8E
RGB	rgb(70, 44, 142)
HSL	hsl(256, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(256, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.7%, 69%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.89, 37.01, -50.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.89, 62.46, 306.33°)
OKLab	oklab(38.58% 0.0509 -0.1443)
OKLCH	oklch(38.58% 0.153 289.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.3075, 5.0561, 26.1241)
Luminance	0.0506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#462C8E #748E2C

analogous

#2C438E #462C8E #772C8E

triadic

#462C8E #8E462C #2C8E46

tetradic

#462C8E #8E2C43 #748E2C #2C8E77

square

#462C8E #8E2C43 #748E2C #2C8E77

split-complementary

#462C8E #8E772C #438E2C

monochromatic

#180F31 #2F1E5F #462C8E #5D3ABD #8165CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.44

#462C8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#462C8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462C8E

10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462C8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462C8E	1.00	10.44	2.01	10.44
#FFFFFF	10.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004191

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D4459

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462c8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 44, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.153 289.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8067b0',
    500: '#462c8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462c8e;
$custom-light: #8067b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462c8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.918,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38584,
    "c": 0.153,
    "h": 289.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462C8E

secondary

#9FB660

accent

#DC4CB6

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF5

border

#CAC6CF

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #462C8E

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

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