#472199#472199

#472199 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.179 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472199
RGB	rgb(71, 33, 153)
HSL	hsl(259, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(259, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 78.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.94, 46.19, -58.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.94, 74.66, 308.22°)
OKLab	oklab(38.24% 0.0596 -0.1686)
OKLCH	oklch(38.24% 0.179 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.8905, 4.7268, 30.5747)
Luminance	0.0473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472199 #739921

analogous

#213799 #472199 #832199

triadic

#472199 #994721 #219947

tetradic

#472199 #992137 #739921 #219983

square

#472199 #992137 #739921 #219983

split-complementary

#472199 #998321 #379921

monochromatic

#180B34 #301667 #472199 #5E2CCB #8259DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.79

#472199 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#472199 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472199

10.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472199	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472199	1.00	10.79	1.95	10.79
#FFFFFF	10.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28435C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472199;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 33, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.179 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8461b8',
    500: '#472199',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472199;
$custom-light: #8461b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472199",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38243,
    "c": 0.17888,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472199

secondary

#9EBF56

accent

#E840B3

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #472199

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

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