#462CB9#462CB9

#462CB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.206 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462CB9
RGB	rgb(70, 44, 185)
HSL	hsl(251, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 76.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.89, 49.97, -69.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.89, 85.83, 305.60°)
OKLab	oklab(42.64% 0.0416 -0.2013)
OKLCH	oklch(42.64% 0.206 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.1807, 6.6054, 46.5226)
Luminance	0.0661 (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

#462CB9 #9FB92C

analogous

#2C58B9 #462CB9 #8D2CB9

triadic

#462CB9 #B9462C #2CB946

tetradic

#462CB9 #B92C58 #9FB92C #2CB98D

square

#462CB9 #B92C58 #9FB92C #2CB98D

split-complementary

#462CB9 #B98D2C #58B92C

monochromatic

#211456 #332088 #462CB9 #664DD5 #917FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#462CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#462CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462CB9

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462CB9	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 44, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.206 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869cf',
    500: '#462cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462cb9;
$custom-light: #8869cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.064,
    "s": 61.572,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42638,
    "c": 0.20557,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462CB9

secondary

#BAC978

accent

#E543C7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #462CB9

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

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