#472498#472498

#472498 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.175 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472498
RGB	rgb(71, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(258, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(258, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.3%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.36, 44.44, -57.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.36, 72.57, 307.77°)
OKLab	oklab(38.5% 0.0576 -0.1649)
OKLCH	oklch(38.5% 0.175 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.8953, 4.8679, 30.1706)
Luminance	0.0487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472498 #759824

analogous

#243B98 #472498 #812498

triadic

#472498 #984724 #249847

tetradic

#472498 #98243B #759824 #249881

square

#472498 #98243B #759824 #249881

split-complementary

#472498 #988124 #3B9824

monochromatic

#190D35 #301867 #472498 #5E30C9 #835ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.64

#472498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#472498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472498

10.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472498	1.00	10.64	1.97	10.64
#FFFFFF	10.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28445C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.175 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8363b7',
    500: '#472498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472498;
$custom-light: #8363b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.103,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38503,
    "c": 0.17464,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472498

secondary

#A0BE5A

accent

#E543B4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #472498

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

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