#462CB8#462CB8

#462CB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.204 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462CB8
RGB	rgb(70, 44, 184)
HSL	hsl(251, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 76.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.79, 49.67, -69.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.79, 85.31, 305.61°)
OKLab	oklab(42.54% 0.0418 -0.2001)
OKLCH	oklch(42.54% 0.204 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.0755, 6.5633, 45.9686)
Luminance	0.0656 (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

#462CB8 #9EB82C

analogous

#2C58B8 #462CB8 #8C2CB8

triadic

#462CB8 #B8462C #2CB846

tetradic

#462CB8 #B82C58 #9EB82C #2CB88C

square

#462CB8 #B82C58 #9EB82C #2CB88C

split-complementary

#462CB8 #B88C2C #58B82C

monochromatic

#201455 #332087 #462CB8 #664DD4 #907EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.08

#462CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#462CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462CB8

9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462CB8	1.00	9.08	2.31	9.08
#FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 44, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.204 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869cf',
    500: '#462cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462cb8;
$custom-light: #8869cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.143,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42538,
    "c": 0.20439,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462CB8

secondary

#BAC977

accent

#E543C7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #462CB8

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

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