#472AC2#472AC2

#472AC2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.218 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472AC2
RGB	rgb(71, 42, 194)
HSL	hsl(251, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 78.4%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.55, 53.70, -74.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.55, 91.43, 305.97°)
OKLab	oklab(43.4% 0.0418 -0.2136)
OKLCH	oklch(43.4% 0.218 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1610, 6.8896, 51.6647)
Luminance	0.0689 (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

#472AC2 #A5C22A

analogous

#2A59C2 #472AC2 #932AC2

triadic

#472AC2 #C2472A #2AC247

tetradic

#472AC2 #C22A59 #A5C22A #2AC293

square

#472AC2 #C22A59 #A5C22A #2AC293

split-complementary

#472AC2 #C2932A #59C22A

monochromatic

#22145D #351F90 #472AC2 #6A50D9 #9582E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#472AC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#472AC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472AC2

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472AC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472AC2	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472ac2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 42, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.218 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a68d6',
    500: '#472ac2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472ac2;
$custom-light: #8a68d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472ac2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.447,
    "s": 64.407,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43396,
    "c": 0.2176,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472AC2

secondary

#BDCD7B

accent

#E740C8

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472AC2

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

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