#472899#472899

#472899 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.171 H 288.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472899
RGB	rgb(71, 40, 153)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 73.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.18, 42.68, -56.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.18, 70.91, 307.00°)
OKLab	oklab(39.11% 0.054 -0.1628)
OKLCH	oklch(39.11% 0.171 288.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.1054, 5.1566, 30.6464)
Luminance	0.0516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472899 #7A9928

analogous

#284299 #472899 #7F2899

triadic

#472899 #994728 #289947

tetradic

#472899 #992842 #7A9928 #28997F

square

#472899 #992842 #7A9928 #28997F

split-complementary

#472899 #997F28 #429928

monochromatic

#1A0F38 #301B68 #472899 #5E35CA #8465D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.34

#472899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#472899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472899

10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472899	1.00	10.34	2.03	10.34
#FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27465E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 40, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.171 288.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8365b8',
    500: '#472899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472899;
$custom-light: #8365b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.46,
    "s": 58.549,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39111,
    "c": 0.17147,
    "h": 288.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472899

secondary

#A3BD60

accent

#E246B7

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #472899

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

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