#472491#472491

#472491 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.166 H 290.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472491
RGB	rgb(71, 36, 145)
HSL	hsl(259, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(259, 75%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 75.2%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.70, 42.43, -54.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.70, 68.78, 308.10°)
OKLab	oklab(37.84% 0.0594 -0.1554)
OKLCH	oklch(37.84% 0.166 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.3388, 4.6453, 27.2398)
Luminance	0.0465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472491 #6E9124

analogous

#243791 #472491 #7D2491

triadic

#472491 #914724 #249147

tetradic

#472491 #912437 #6E9124 #24917D

square

#472491 #912437 #6E9124 #24917D

split-complementary

#472491 #917D24 #379124

monochromatic

#170C2F #2F1860 #472491 #5F30C2 #8159D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.89

#472491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#472491 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472491

10.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472491	1.00	10.89	1.93	10.89
#FFFFFF	10.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E4158

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 36, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.166 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8262b2',
    500: '#472491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472491;
$custom-light: #8262b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.266,
    "s": 60.221,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37841,
    "c": 0.16636,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472491

secondary

#9ABA56

accent

#E344B0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0511

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #472491

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

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