#47279E#47279E

#47279E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.179 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#47279E
RGB	rgb(71, 39, 158)
HSL	hsl(256, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(256, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 75.3%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.46, 44.66, -59.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.46, 74.17, 307.03°)
OKLab	oklab(39.45% 0.0536 -0.1703)
OKLCH	oklch(39.45% 0.179 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.4938, 5.2588, 32.8559)
Luminance	0.0526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#47279E #7E9E27

analogous

#27439E #47279E #82279E

triadic

#47279E #9E4727 #279E47

tetradic

#47279E #9E2743 #7E9E27 #279E82

square

#47279E #9E2743 #7E9E27 #279E82

split-complementary

#47279E #9E8227 #439E27

monochromatic

#1B0F3C #311B6D #47279E #5E35CD #8566D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.23

#47279E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#47279E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #47279E

10.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##47279E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##47279E	1.00	10.23	2.05	10.23
#FFFFFF	10.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0044A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#234860

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #47279e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 39, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.179 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8465bc',
    500: '#47279e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #47279e;
$custom-light: #8465bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#47279e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.134,
    "s": 60.406,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39454,
    "c": 0.17857,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#47279E

secondary

#A6BF62

accent

#E444B9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #47279E

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

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