#472BA3#472BA3

#472BA3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.180 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472BA3
RGB	rgb(71, 43, 163)
HSL	hsl(254, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(254, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 73.6%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.67, 44.05, -60.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.67, 74.65, 306.17°)
OKLab	oklab(40.45% 0.0492 -0.1734)
OKLCH	oklch(40.45% 0.18 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.0713, 5.7111, 35.2149)
Luminance	0.0571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.57

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472BA3 #87A32B

analogous

#2B4BA3 #472BA3 #832BA3

triadic

#472BA3 #A3472B #2BA347

tetradic

#472BA3 #A32B4B #87A32B #2BA383

square

#472BA3 #A32B4B #87A32B #2BA383

split-complementary

#472BA3 #A3832B #4BA32B

monochromatic

#1D1142 #321E73 #472BA3 #603FCC #886FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.80

#472BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#472BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472BA3

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472BA3	1.00	9.80	2.14	9.80
#FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C4C64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 43, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.180 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8467bf',
    500: '#472ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472ba3;
$custom-light: #8467bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254,
    "s": 58.252,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40453,
    "c": 0.18026,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472BA3

secondary

#ACC06A

accent

#E146BD

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #472BA3

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

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