#462EAE#462EAE

#462EAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.190 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462EAE
RGB	rgb(70, 46, 174)
HSL	hsl(251, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 73.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.18, 45.62, -64.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.18, 78.93, 305.31°)
OKLab	oklab(41.82% 0.0429 -0.1856)
OKLCH	oklch(41.82% 0.19 283)
XYZ	xyz(11.1404, 6.3113, 40.6674)
Luminance	0.0631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.22

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#462EAE #96AE2E

analogous

#2E56AE #462EAE #862EAE

triadic

#462EAE #AE462E #2EAE46

tetradic

#462EAE #AE2E56 #96AE2E #2EAE86

square

#462EAE #AE2E56 #96AE2E #2EAE86

split-complementary

#462EAE #AE862E #56AE2E

monochromatic

#1F144D #33217E #462EAE #634ACF #8D7ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.28

#462EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#462EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462EAE

9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462EAE	1.00	9.28	2.26	9.28
#FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00516B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 46, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.190 283.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.25,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41817,
    "c": 0.19047,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.06312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462EAE

secondary

#B5C474

accent

#E146C4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #462EAE

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