#472379#472379

#472379 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.139 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472379
RGB	rgb(71, 35, 121)
HSL	hsl(265, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(265, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 71.1%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.41, 36.15, -42.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.41, 56.03, 310.18°)
OKLab	oklab(35.57% 0.0654 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(35.57% 0.139 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.6499, 3.9220, 18.4921)
Luminance	0.0392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 5.44

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472379 #557923

analogous

#232A79 #472379 #722379

triadic

#472379 #794723 #237947

tetradic

#472379 #79232A #557923 #237972

square

#472379 #79232A #557923 #237972

split-complementary

#472379 #797223 #2A7923

monochromatic

#0F081A #2B154A #472379 #6331A8 #814BCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.77

#472379 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#472379 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472379

11.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472379	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472379	1.00	11.77	1.78	11.77
#FFFFFF	11.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00387C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003777

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B384B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472379;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 35, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.139 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f61a0',
    500: '#472379',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472379;
$custom-light: #7f61a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472379",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.116,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35566,
    "c": 0.13857,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472379

secondary

#84AC4C

accent

#DE49A0

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0A050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #472379

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

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