#462DB3#462DB3

#462DB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.198 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462DB3
RGB	rgb(70, 45, 179)
HSL	hsl(251, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(251, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 74.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.48, 47.66, -66.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.48, 82.15, 305.47°)
OKLab	oklab(42.17% 0.0424 -0.1929)
OKLCH	oklch(42.17% 0.198 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.5983, 6.4327, 43.2695)
Luminance	0.0643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.04

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#462DB3 #9AB32D

analogous

#2D57B3 #462DB3 #892DB3

triadic

#462DB3 #B3462D #2DB346

tetradic

#462DB3 #B32D57 #9AB32D #2DB389

square

#462DB3 #B32D57 #9AB32D #2DB389

split-complementary

#462DB3 #B3892D #57B32D

monochromatic

#201451 #332182 #462DB3 #644BD2 #8F7CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.18

#462DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#462DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462DB3

9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462DB3	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)

#004CB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 45, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.198 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8769cb',
    500: '#462db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462db3;
$custom-light: #8769cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.194,
    "s": 59.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4217,
    "c": 0.1975,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462DB3

secondary

#B7C775

accent

#E345C5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #462DB3

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

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