#4720B3#4720B3

#4720B3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.209 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4720B3
RGB	rgb(71, 32, 179)
HSL	hsl(256, 70%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(256, 82%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 82.1%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.45, 53.89, -70.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.45, 88.54, 307.50°)
OKLab	oklab(40.78% 0.0519 -0.2025)
OKLCH	oklch(40.78% 0.209 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.2492, 5.6266, 43.1323)
Luminance	0.0563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4720B3 #8CB320

analogous

#2043B3 #4720B3 #9120B3

triadic

#4720B3 #B34720 #20B347

tetradic

#4720B3 #B32043 #8CB320 #20B391

square

#4720B3 #B32043 #8CB320 #20B391

split-complementary

#4720B3 #B39120 #43B320

monochromatic

#1E0D4B #32177F #4720B3 #6135DB #8A69E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.88

#4720B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#4720B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4720B3

9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4720B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4720B3	1.00	9.88	2.13	9.88
#FFFFFF	9.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004D6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4720b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 32, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.209 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8862cb',
    500: '#4720b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4720b3;
$custom-light: #8862cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4720b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.918,
    "s": 69.668,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40779,
    "c": 0.20903,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4720B3

secondary

#AFCA65

accent

#EC3BBD

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0513

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4720B3

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

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