#472AB7#472AB7

#472AB7 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.205 H 282.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472AB7
RGB	rgb(71, 42, 183)
HSL	hsl(252, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(252, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 77%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.43, 50.49, -69.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.43, 85.79, 306.05°)
OKLab	oklab(42.28% 0.0448 -0.2)
OKLCH	oklch(42.28% 0.205 282.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.9711, 6.4136, 45.3977)
Luminance	0.0641 (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

#472AB7 #9AB72A

analogous

#2A54B7 #472AB7 #8E2AB7

triadic

#472AB7 #B7472A #2AB747

tetradic

#472AB7 #B72A54 #9AB72A #2AB78E

square

#472AB7 #B72A54 #9AB72A #2AB78E

split-complementary

#472AB7 #B78E2A #54B72A

monochromatic

#201353 #341F85 #472AB7 #6649D5 #907BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.20

#472AB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#472AB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472AB7

9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472AB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472AB7	1.00	9.20	2.28	9.20
#FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472ab7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 42, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.205 282.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8868ce',
    500: '#472ab7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472ab7;
$custom-light: #8868ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472ab7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.34,
    "s": 62.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42279,
    "c": 0.20496,
    "h": 282.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472AB7

secondary

#B7C974

accent

#E642C4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472AB7

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

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