#472197#472197

#472197 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.177 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472197
RGB	rgb(71, 33, 151)
HSL	hsl(259, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(259, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(53%, 78.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.75, 45.62, -57.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.75, 73.59, 308.31°)
OKLab	oklab(38.05% 0.0602 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(38.05% 0.177 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.7267, 4.6613, 29.7121)
Luminance	0.0466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472197 #719721

analogous

#213697 #472197 #822197

triadic

#472197 #974721 #219747

tetradic

#472197 #972136 #719721 #219782

square

#472197 #972136 #719721 #219782

split-complementary

#472197 #978221 #369721

monochromatic

#180B33 #2F1665 #472197 #5F2CC9 #8258DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.87

#472197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#472197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472197

10.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472197	1.00	10.87	1.93	10.87
#FFFFFF	10.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29425B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 33, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.177 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8361b7',
    500: '#472197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472197;
$custom-light: #8361b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.322,
    "s": 64.13,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38048,
    "c": 0.17657,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04662
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472197

secondary

#9DBE55

accent

#E741B2

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #472197

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

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