#462CA3#462CA3

#462CA3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.179 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462CA3
RGB	rgb(70, 44, 163)
HSL	hsl(253, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(253, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 73%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.77, 43.37, -60.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.77, 74.12, 305.81°)
OKLab	oklab(40.5% 0.0469 -0.173)
OKLCH	oklch(40.5% 0.179 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.0353, 5.7472, 35.2238)
Luminance	0.0575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.48

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#462CA3 #89A32C

analogous

#2C4DA3 #462CA3 #812CA3

triadic

#462CA3 #A3462C #2CA346

tetradic

#462CA3 #A32C4D #89A32C #2CA381

square

#462CA3 #A32C4D #89A32C #2CA381

split-complementary

#462CA3 #A3812C #4DA32C

monochromatic

#1D1243 #311F73 #462CA3 #5F41CC #8771D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.77

#462CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#462CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462CA3

9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462CA3	1.00	9.77	2.15	9.77
#FFFFFF	9.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#194C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 44, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.179 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8468bf',
    500: '#462ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462ca3;
$custom-light: #8468bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.109,
    "s": 57.488,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40496,
    "c": 0.17926,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462CA3

secondary

#ADC06B

accent

#E147BF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #462CA3

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

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