#472495#472495

#472495 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.171 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472495
RGB	rgb(71, 36, 149)
HSL	hsl(259, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(259, 76%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 75.8%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.07, 43.58, -55.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.07, 70.95, 307.90°)
OKLab	oklab(38.22% 0.0584 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(38.22% 0.171 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.6527, 4.7709, 28.8929)
Luminance	0.0477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472495 #729524

analogous

#243A95 #472495 #802495

triadic

#472495 #954724 #249547

tetradic

#472495 #95243A #729524 #249580

square

#472495 #95243A #729524 #249580

split-complementary

#472495 #958024 #3A9524

monochromatic

#180C32 #301864 #472495 #5E30C6 #825CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.75

#472495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#472495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472495

10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472495	1.00	10.75	1.95	10.75
#FFFFFF	10.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B435B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 36, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.171 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8363b5',
    500: '#472495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472495;
$custom-light: #8363b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.584,
    "s": 61.081,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38217,
    "c": 0.1711,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472495

secondary

#9DBC59

accent

#E444B2

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0511

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #472495

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

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