#472AA2#472AA2

#472AA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.180 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472AA2
RGB	rgb(71, 42, 162)
HSL	hsl(255, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(255, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 74.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.39, 44.28, -60.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.39, 74.67, 306.37°)
OKLab	oklab(40.23% 0.0502 -0.173)
OKLCH	oklch(40.23% 0.18 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.9461, 5.6036, 34.7329)
Luminance	0.0560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.82

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472AA2 #85A22A

analogous

#2A49A2 #472AA2 #832AA2

triadic

#472AA2 #A2472A #2AA247

tetradic

#472AA2 #A22A49 #85A22A #2AA283

square

#472AA2 #A22A49 #85A22A #2AA283

split-complementary

#472AA2 #A2832A #49A22A

monochromatic

#1C1141 #321D71 #472AA2 #5F3DCD #876DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.90

#472AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#472AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472AA2

9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472AA2	1.00	9.90	2.12	9.90
#FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003FA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E4B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 42, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.180 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8467bf',
    500: '#472aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472aa2;
$custom-light: #8467bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.5,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40225,
    "c": 0.18013,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472AA2

secondary

#ABC068

accent

#E246BC

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #472AA2

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

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