#462EA3#462EA3

#462EA3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.177 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462EA3
RGB	rgb(70, 46, 163)
HSL	hsl(252, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(252, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 71.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.16, 42.27, -59.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.16, 72.96, 305.40°)
OKLab	oklab(40.78% 0.0452 -0.1711)
OKLCH	oklch(40.78% 0.177 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.1116, 5.8998, 35.2492)
Luminance	0.0590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.23

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#462EA3 #8BA32E

analogous

#2E50A3 #462EA3 #802EA3

triadic

#462EA3 #A3462E #2EA346

tetradic

#462EA3 #A32E50 #8BA32E #2EA380

square

#462EA3 #A32E50 #8BA32E #2EA380

split-complementary

#462EA3 #A3802E #50A32E

monochromatic

#1D1344 #322173 #462EA3 #6044CA #8874D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.63

#462EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#462EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462EA3

9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462EA3	1.00	9.63	2.18	9.63
#FFFFFF	9.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#184D65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 46, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.177 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8469bf',
    500: '#462ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462ea3;
$custom-light: #8469bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.308,
    "s": 55.981,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40775,
    "c": 0.17702,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462EA3

secondary

#AFBF6D

accent

#DF49C0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #462EA3

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

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