#47237D#47237D

#47237D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.143 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#47237D
RGB	rgb(71, 35, 125)
HSL	hsl(264, 56%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(264, 72%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.2%, 72%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.74, 37.27, -44.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.74, 58.28, 309.75°)
OKLab	oklab(35.91% 0.0647 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(35.91% 0.143 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.9003, 4.0222, 19.8109)
Luminance	0.0402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#47237D #597D23

analogous

#232C7D #47237D #74237D

triadic

#47237D #7D4723 #237D47

tetradic

#47237D #7D232C #597D23 #237D74

square

#47237D #7D232C #597D23 #237D74

split-complementary

#47237D #7D7423 #2C7D23

monochromatic

#11081D #2C164D #47237D #6230AD #804DCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.64

#47237D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#47237D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #47237D

11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##47237D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##47237D	1.00	11.64	1.80	11.64
#FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003980

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00377B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39394D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #47237d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 35, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.143 296.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f61a3',
    500: '#47237d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #47237d;
$custom-light: #7f61a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#47237d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35907,
    "c": 0.14346,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#47237D

secondary

#88AF4C

accent

#E048A3

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFEAF4

border

#CAC6CE

text

#0B050F

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #47237D

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

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