#472179#472179

#472179 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.141 H 298.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472179
RGB	rgb(71, 33, 121)
HSL	hsl(266, 57%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(266, 73%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.03, 37.22, -43.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.03, 57.20, 310.60°)
OKLab	oklab(35.29% 0.0676 -0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(35.29% 0.141 298.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.5927, 3.8077, 18.4731)
Luminance	0.0381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 4.98

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472179 #537921

analogous

#212779 #472179 #732179

triadic

#472179 #794721 #217947

tetradic

#472179 #792127 #537921 #217973

square

#472179 #792127 #537921 #217973

split-complementary

#472179 #797321 #277921

monochromatic

#0F0719 #2B1449 #472179 #632EA9 #8147CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.92

#472179 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#472179 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472179

11.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472179	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472179	1.00	11.92	1.76	11.92
#FFFFFF	11.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00377C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003677

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B364A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472179;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 33, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.141 298.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f60a0',
    500: '#472179',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472179;
$custom-light: #7f60a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472179",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.909,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3529,
    "c": 0.14124,
    "h": 298.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472179

secondary

#82AC4A

accent

#E0479E

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0A050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #472179

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

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