#4717B4#4717B4

#4717B4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.216 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4717B4
RGB	rgb(71, 23, 180)
HSL	hsl(258, 77%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(258, 87%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 87.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.43, 57.51, -72.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.43, 92.57, 308.41°)
OKLab	oklab(40.11% 0.0558 -0.209)
OKLCH	oklch(40.11% 0.216 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.1406, 5.2470, 43.5969)
Luminance	0.0525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4717B4 #84B417

analogous

#1735B4 #4717B4 #9617B4

triadic

#4717B4 #B44717 #17B447

tetradic

#4717B4 #B41735 #84B417 #17B496

square

#4717B4 #B41735 #84B417 #17B496

split-complementary

#4717B4 #B49617 #35B417

monochromatic

#1C0947 #32107E #4717B4 #5F25E3 #875BEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.25

#4717B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#4717B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4717B4

10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4717B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4717B4	1.00	10.25	2.05	10.25
#FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0045B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004B6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4717b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 23, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.216 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895fcc',
    500: '#4717b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4717b4;
$custom-light: #895fcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4717b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.344,
    "s": 77.34,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40111,
    "c": 0.21634,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4717B4

secondary

#AACE59

accent

#F434B9

background

#F9F5FC

surface

#F1EAF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0514

muted

#7E7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #4717B4

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

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