#462EA5#462EA5

#462EA5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.179 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462EA5
RGB	rgb(70, 46, 165)
HSL	hsl(252, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(252, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 72.1%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.34, 42.88, -60.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.34, 74.05, 305.38°)
OKLab	oklab(40.96% 0.0448 -0.1738)
OKLCH	oklch(40.96% 0.179 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.2922, 5.9721, 36.2004)
Luminance	0.0597 (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

#462EA5 #8DA52E

analogous

#2E52A5 #462EA5 #822EA5

triadic

#462EA5 #A5462E #2EA546

tetradic

#462EA5 #A52E52 #8DA52E #2EA582

square

#462EA5 #A52E52 #8DA52E #2EA582

split-complementary

#462EA5 #A5822E #52A52E

monochromatic

#1D1345 #322175 #462EA5 #6045CB #8975D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.57

#462EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#462EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462EA5

9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462EA5	1.00	9.57	2.19	9.57
#FFFFFF	9.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#154E66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 46, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.179 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8469c1',
    500: '#462ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462ea5;
$custom-light: #8469c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.101,
    "s": 56.398,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40962,
    "c": 0.17949,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462EA5

secondary

#B0C06F

accent

#E048C1

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #462EA5

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

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