#462EB3#462EB3

#462EB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.197 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462EB3
RGB	rgb(70, 46, 179)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 74.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.66, 47.14, -66.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.66, 81.59, 305.29°)
OKLab	oklab(42.3% 0.0417 -0.192)
OKLCH	oklch(42.3% 0.197 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.6369, 6.5099, 43.2824)
Luminance	0.0651 (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

#462EB3 #9BB32E

analogous

#2E59B3 #462EB3 #892EB3

triadic

#462EB3 #B3462E #2EB346

tetradic

#462EB3 #B32E59 #9BB32E #2EB389

square

#462EB3 #B32E59 #9BB32E #2EB389

split-complementary

#462EB3 #B3892E #59B32E

monochromatic

#201552 #332182 #462EB3 #654DD1 #8F7EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.12

#462EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#462EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462EB3

9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462EB3	1.00	9.12	2.30	9.12
#FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.12	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: #462eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 46, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.197 282.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876acb',
    500: '#462eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462eb3;
$custom-light: #876acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.827,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42301,
    "c": 0.1965,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462EB3

secondary

#B8C676

accent

#E246C6

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #462EB3

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