#462CB5#462CB5

#462CB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.201 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462CB5
RGB	rgb(70, 44, 181)
HSL	hsl(251, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.49, 48.78, -68.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.49, 83.74, 305.62°)
OKLab	oklab(42.24% 0.0426 -0.1963)
OKLCH	oklch(42.24% 0.201 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.7644, 6.4388, 44.3300)
Luminance	0.0644 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#462CB5 #9BB52C

analogous

#2C57B5 #462CB5 #8B2CB5

triadic

#462CB5 #B5462C #2CB546

tetradic

#462CB5 #B52C57 #9BB52C #2CB58B

square

#462CB5 #B52C57 #9BB52C #2CB58B

split-complementary

#462CB5 #B58B2C #57B52C

monochromatic

#201453 #332084 #462CB5 #654BD3 #8F7CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.18

#462CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#462CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462CB5

9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462CB5	1.00	9.18	2.29	9.18
#FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 44, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.201 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8769cc',
    500: '#462cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462cb5;
$custom-light: #8769cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.387,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4224,
    "c": 0.20086,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462CB5

secondary

#B8C875

accent

#E444C6

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #462CB5

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

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