#472AB5#472AB5

#472AB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.203 H 282.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472AB5
RGB	rgb(71, 42, 181)
HSL	hsl(253, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(253, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 76.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.23, 49.90, -68.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.23, 84.75, 306.07°)
OKLab	oklab(42.08% 0.0454 -0.1975)
OKLCH	oklch(42.08% 0.203 282.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.7644, 6.3309, 44.3092)
Luminance	0.0633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472AB5 #98B52A

analogous

#2A52B5 #472AB5 #8C2AB5

triadic

#472AB5 #B5472A #2AB547

tetradic

#472AB5 #B52A52 #98B52A #2AB58C

square

#472AB5 #B52A52 #98B52A #2AB58C

split-complementary

#472AB5 #B58C2A #52B52A

monochromatic

#201352 #341E83 #472AB5 #6548D4 #8F79E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.27

#472AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#472AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472AB5

9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472AB5	1.00	9.27	2.27	9.27
#FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 42, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.203 282.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8868cc',
    500: '#472ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472ab5;
$custom-light: #8868cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.518,
    "s": 62.332,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42079,
    "c": 0.20264,
    "h": 282.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472AB5

secondary

#B6C873

accent

#E542C3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472AB5

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

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