#472999#472999

#472999 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.170 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472999
RGB	rgb(71, 41, 153)
HSL	hsl(256, 58%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(256, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 73.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.37, 42.15, -56.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.37, 70.34, 306.81°)
OKLab	oklab(39.25% 0.0531 -0.1618)
OKLCH	oklch(39.25% 0.17 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.1396, 5.2249, 30.6577)
Luminance	0.0522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472999 #7B9929

analogous

#294399 #472999 #7F2999

triadic

#472999 #994729 #299947

tetradic

#472999 #992943 #7B9929 #29997F

square

#472999 #992943 #7B9929 #29997F

split-complementary

#472999 #997F29 #439929

monochromatic

#1A0F38 #311C69 #472999 #5D36C9 #8466D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.27

#472999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#472999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472999

10.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472999	1.00	10.27	2.05	10.27
#FFFFFF	10.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27475E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 41, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.170 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8366b8',
    500: '#472999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472999;
$custom-light: #8366b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.071,
    "s": 57.732,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39245,
    "c": 0.17034,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472999

secondary

#A4BC62

accent

#E147B8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #472999

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

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