#472579#472579

#472579 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.136 H 297.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472579
RGB	rgb(71, 37, 121)
HSL	hsl(264, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(264, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 69.4%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.81, 35.04, -42.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.81, 54.82, 309.74°)
OKLab	oklab(35.85% 0.0631 -0.1202)
OKLCH	oklch(35.85% 0.136 297.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.7104, 4.0431, 18.5123)
Luminance	0.0404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 5.92

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472579 #577925

analogous

#252D79 #472579 #712579

triadic

#472579 #794725 #257947

tetradic

#472579 #79252D #577925 #257971

square

#472579 #79252D #577925 #257971

split-complementary

#472579 #797125 #2D7925

monochromatic

#10081B #2B174A #472579 #6333A8 #814FC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.61

#472579 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#472579 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472579

11.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472579	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472579	1.00	11.61	1.81	11.61
#FFFFFF	11.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00397C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003877

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B394B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472579;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 37, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.136 297.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f62a0',
    500: '#472579',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472579;
$custom-light: #7f62a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472579",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.286,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35853,
    "c": 0.13581,
    "h": 297.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472579

secondary

#86AB4E

accent

#DD4BA2

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0A050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #472579

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

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