#462DB9#462DB9

#462DB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.205 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462DB9
RGB	rgb(70, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(251, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.07, 49.46, -69.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.07, 85.30, 305.44°)
OKLab	oklab(42.76% 0.0409 -0.2005)
OKLCH	oklch(42.76% 0.205 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.2184, 6.6808, 46.5352)
Luminance	0.0668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.25

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#462DB9 #A0B92D

analogous

#2D5AB9 #462DB9 #8C2DB9

triadic

#462DB9 #B9462D #2DB946

tetradic

#462DB9 #B92D5A #A0B92D #2DB98C

square

#462DB9 #B92D5A #A0B92D #2DB98C

split-complementary

#462DB9 #B98C2D #5AB92D

monochromatic

#211557 #332188 #462DB9 #674FD4 #9180E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.99

#462DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#462DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462DB9

8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462DB9	1.00	8.99	2.34	8.99
#FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.205 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869cf',
    500: '#462db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462db9;
$custom-light: #8869cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.714,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42763,
    "c": 0.2046,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462DB9

secondary

#BBC979

accent

#E444C7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #462DB9

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

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