#472591#472591

#472591 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.165 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472591
RGB	rgb(71, 37, 145)
HSL	hsl(259, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(259, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 74.5%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.88, 41.92, -53.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.88, 68.22, 307.91°)
OKLab	oklab(37.97% 0.0585 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(37.97% 0.165 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.3695, 4.7067, 27.2501)
Luminance	0.0471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472591 #6F9125

analogous

#253991 #472591 #7D2591

triadic

#472591 #914725 #259147

tetradic

#472591 #912539 #6F9125 #25917D

square

#472591 #912539 #6F9125 #25917D

split-complementary

#472591 #917D25 #399125

monochromatic

#170C2F #2F1960 #472591 #5F31C2 #825BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.82

#472591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.94

#472591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472591

10.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472591	1.00	10.82	1.94	10.82
#FFFFFF	10.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E4259

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 37, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.165 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8263b2',
    500: '#472591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472591;
$custom-light: #8263b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.889,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3797,
    "c": 0.16523,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472591

secondary

#9BBA58

accent

#E345B1

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0511

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #472591

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

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