#472AB9#472AB9

#472AB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.207 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472AB9
RGB	rgb(71, 42, 185)
HSL	hsl(252, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 77.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.63, 51.08, -70.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.63, 86.82, 306.03°)
OKLab	oklab(42.48% 0.0443 -0.2025)
OKLCH	oklch(42.48% 0.207 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1807, 6.4974, 46.5018)
Luminance	0.0650 (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

#472AB9 #9CB92A

analogous

#2A54B9 #472AB9 #8F2AB9

triadic

#472AB9 #B9472A #2AB947

tetradic

#472AB9 #B92A54 #9CB92A #2AB98F

square

#472AB9 #B92A54 #9CB92A #2AB98F

split-complementary

#472AB9 #B98F2A #54B92A

monochromatic

#211355 #341F87 #472AB9 #674AD6 #917CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.13

#472AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#472AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472AB9

9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472AB9	1.00	9.13	2.30	9.13
#FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 42, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.207 282.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8868cf',
    500: '#472ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472ab9;
$custom-light: #8868cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.168,
    "s": 62.996,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4248,
    "c": 0.20728,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472AB9

secondary

#B8CA75

accent

#E642C5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472AB9

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

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