#462DAD#462DAD

#462DAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.190 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462DAD
RGB	rgb(70, 45, 173)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(252, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 74%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.90, 45.85, -64.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.90, 78.95, 305.50°)
OKLab	oklab(41.59% 0.0438 -0.1852)
OKLCH	oklch(41.59% 0.19 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.0047, 6.1953, 40.1430)
Luminance	0.0620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.02

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#462DAD #94AD2D

analogous

#2D54AD #462DAD #862DAD

triadic

#462DAD #AD462D #2DAD46

tetradic

#462DAD #AD2D54 #94AD2D #2DAD86

square

#462DAD #AD2D54 #94AD2D #2DAD86

split-complementary

#462DAD #AD862D #54AD2D

monochromatic

#1F144C #32207C #462DAD #6248CF #8C78DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.38

#462DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#462DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462DAD

9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462DAD	1.00	9.38	2.24	9.38
#FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#01516A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 45, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.190 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8669c7',
    500: '#462dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462dad;
$custom-light: #8669c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.719,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41586,
    "c": 0.19031,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462DAD

secondary

#B4C472

accent

#E246C3

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #462DAD

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

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