#472BB6#472BB6

#472BB6 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.203 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472BB6
RGB	rgb(71, 43, 182)
HSL	hsl(252, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(252, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 76.4%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.51, 49.70, -68.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.51, 84.75, 305.91°)
OKLab	oklab(42.3% 0.0444 -0.1979)
OKLCH	oklch(42.3% 0.203 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.9033, 6.4439, 44.8634)
Luminance	0.0644 (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

#472BB6 #9AB62B

analogous

#2B55B6 #472BB6 #8D2BB6

triadic

#472BB6 #B6472B #2BB647

tetradic

#472BB6 #B62B55 #9AB62B #2BB68D

square

#472BB6 #B62B55 #9AB62B #2BB68D

split-complementary

#472BB6 #B68D2B #55B62B

monochromatic

#201453 #341F84 #472BB6 #664AD4 #907BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.17

#472BB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#472BB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472BB6

9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472BB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472BB6	1.00	9.17	2.29	9.17
#FFFFFF	9.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472bb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 43, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.203 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8868cd',
    500: '#472bb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472bb6;
$custom-light: #8868cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472bb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.086,
    "s": 61.778,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.423,
    "c": 0.20286,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472BB6

secondary

#B7C875

accent

#E543C4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472BB6

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

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