#472299#472299

#472299 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.178 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472299
RGB	rgb(71, 34, 153)
HSL	hsl(259, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(259, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 77.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.11, 45.71, -58.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.11, 74.15, 308.06°)
OKLab	oklab(38.36% 0.0589 -0.1678)
OKLCH	oklch(38.36% 0.178 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.9187, 4.7831, 30.5841)
Luminance	0.0478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472299 #749922

analogous

#223999 #472299 #832299

triadic

#472299 #994722 #229947

tetradic

#472299 #992239 #749922 #229983

square

#472299 #992239 #749922 #229983

split-complementary

#472299 #998322 #399922

monochromatic

#190C35 #301767 #472299 #5E2DCB #835BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.73

#472299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#472299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472299

10.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472299	1.00	10.73	1.96	10.73
#FFFFFF	10.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28445C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 34, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.178 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8462b8',
    500: '#472299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472299;
$custom-light: #8462b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.655,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38359,
    "c": 0.17788,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472299

secondary

#9FBF58

accent

#E741B3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #472299

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

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