#472997#472997

#472997 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.168 H 288.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472997
RGB	rgb(71, 41, 151)
HSL	hsl(256, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(256, 73%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(53%, 72.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.18, 41.55, -55.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.18, 69.24, 306.88°)
OKLab	oklab(39.06% 0.0535 -0.1591)
OKLCH	oklch(39.06% 0.168 288.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.9758, 5.1594, 29.7951)
Luminance	0.0516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472997 #799729

analogous

#294297 #472997 #7E2997

triadic

#472997 #974729 #299747

tetradic

#472997 #972942 #799729 #29977E

square

#472997 #972942 #799729 #29977E

split-complementary

#472997 #977E29 #429729

monochromatic

#1A0F37 #301C67 #472997 #5E36C7 #8465D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.33

#472997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#472997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472997

10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472997	1.00	10.33	2.03	10.33
#FFFFFF	10.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29465D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 41, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.168 288.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8366b7',
    500: '#472997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472997;
$custom-light: #8366b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 57.292,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3906,
    "c": 0.1679,
    "h": 288.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472997

secondary

#A3BB61

accent

#E147B7

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #472997

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

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