#472BB2#472BB2

#472BB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.198 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472BB2
RGB	rgb(71, 43, 178)
HSL	hsl(252, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(252, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 75.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.11, 48.52, -66.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.11, 82.65, 305.95°)
OKLab	oklab(41.9% 0.0455 -0.1929)
OKLCH	oklch(41.9% 0.198 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.4958, 6.2809, 42.7174)
Luminance	0.0628 (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

#472BB2 #96B22B

analogous

#2B53B2 #472BB2 #8A2BB2

triadic

#472BB2 #B2472B #2BB247

tetradic

#472BB2 #B22B53 #96B22B #2BB28A

square

#472BB2 #B22B53 #96B22B #2BB28A

split-complementary

#472BB2 #B28A2B #53B22B

monochromatic

#20134F #331F81 #472BB2 #6448D3 #8E79DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.31

#472BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#472BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472BB2

9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472BB2	1.00	9.31	2.26	9.31
#FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 43, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.198 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8768ca',
    500: '#472bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472bb2;
$custom-light: #8768ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.444,
    "s": 61.086,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41904,
    "c": 0.19816,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472BB2

secondary

#B5C772

accent

#E444C3

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472BB2

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

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