#472496#472496

#472496 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.172 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472496
RGB	rgb(71, 36, 150)
HSL	hsl(258, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(258, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.7%, 76%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.17, 43.87, -56.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.17, 71.49, 307.85°)
OKLab	oklab(38.31% 0.0581 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(38.31% 0.172 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.7328, 4.8030, 29.3152)
Luminance	0.0480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472496 #739624

analogous

#243A96 #472496 #802496

triadic

#472496 #964724 #249647

tetradic

#472496 #96243A #739624 #249680

square

#472496 #96243A #739624 #249680

split-complementary

#472496 #968024 #3A9624

monochromatic

#180C33 #301865 #472496 #5E30C7 #825CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.71

#472496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#472496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472496

10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472496	1.00	10.71	1.96	10.71
#FFFFFF	10.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A435B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 36, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.172 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8363b6',
    500: '#472496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472496;
$custom-light: #8363b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.421,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38312,
    "c": 0.17229,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472496

secondary

#9EBD59

accent

#E443B3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #472496

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

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