#472AC3#472AC3

#472AC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.219 H 280.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472AC3
RGB	rgb(71, 42, 195)
HSL	hsl(251, 65%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 78.5%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.66, 53.99, -74.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.66, 91.94, 305.96°)
OKLab	oklab(43.5% 0.0415 -0.2148)
OKLCH	oklch(43.5% 0.219 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.2737, 6.9346, 52.2582)
Luminance	0.0694 (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

#472AC3 #A6C32A

analogous

#2A59C3 #472AC3 #942AC3

triadic

#472AC3 #C3472A #2AC347

tetradic

#472AC3 #C32A59 #A6C32A #2AC394

square

#472AC3 #C32A59 #A6C32A #2AC394

split-complementary

#472AC3 #C3942A #59C32A

monochromatic

#22145E #351F91 #472AC3 #6B51D9 #9683E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.80

#472AC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#472AC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472AC3

8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472AC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472AC3	1.00	8.80	2.39	8.80
#FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472ac3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 42, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.219 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a68d7',
    500: '#472ac3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472ac3;
$custom-light: #8a68d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472ac3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.373,
    "s": 64.557,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43499,
    "c": 0.21874,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472AC3

secondary

#BECD7B

accent

#E840C8

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0D0615

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472AC3

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

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