#472B4E#472B4E

#472B4E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.069 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472B4E
RGB	rgb(71, 43, 78)
HSL	hsl(288, 29%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(288, 45%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 44.9%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.36, 19.93, -16.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.36, 25.80, 320.58°)
OKLab	oklab(33.88% 0.0526 -0.045)
OKLCH	oklch(33.88% 0.069 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.8374, 3.6176, 7.6497)
Luminance	0.0362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472B4E #324E2B

analogous

#352B4E #472B4E #4E2B43

triadic

#472B4E #4E472B #2B4E47

tetradic

#472B4E #4E352B #324E2B #2B434E

square

#472B4E #4E352B #324E2B #2B434E

split-complementary

#472B4E #434E2B #2B4E35

monochromatic

#120B14 #231527 #472B4E #6B4175 #8F569D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.19

#472B4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#472B4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472B4E

12.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472B4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472B4E	1.00	12.19	1.72	12.19
#FFFFFF	12.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26344F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D364D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#472F38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472b4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 43, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.069 319.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b657f',
    500: '#472b4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472b4e;
$custom-light: #7b657f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472b4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288,
    "s": 28.926,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33881,
    "c": 0.06925,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472B4E

secondary

#5D8055

accent

#C56376

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EEEBEE

border

#C9C6C9

text

#09050A

muted

#7B7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #472B4E

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