#462EC9#462EC9

#462EC9 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.222 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462EC9
RGB	rgb(70, 46, 201)
HSL	hsl(249, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(249, 77%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 77.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.86, 53.73, -75.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.86, 93.04, 305.27°)
OKLab	oklab(44.5% 0.0362 -0.2193)
OKLCH	oklch(44.5% 0.222 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.0420, 7.4720, 55.9493)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.06

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#462EC9 #B1C92E

analogous

#2E64C9 #462EC9 #932EC9

triadic

#462EC9 #C9462E #2EC946

tetradic

#462EC9 #C92E64 #B1C92E #2EC993

square

#462EC9 #C92E64 #B1C92E #2EC993

split-complementary

#462EC9 #C9932E #64C92E

monochromatic

#231765 #352397 #462EC9 #6E5BD9 #9A8DE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#462EC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#462EC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462EC9

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462EC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462EC9	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462ec9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 46, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.222 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6bdb',
    500: '#462ec9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462ec9;
$custom-light: #8b6bdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462ec9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.29,
    "s": 62.753,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44499,
    "c": 0.22228,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462EC9

secondary

#C3CF84

accent

#E642CC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #462EC9

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

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