#472BB8#472BB8

#472BB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.205 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472BB8
RGB	rgb(71, 43, 184)
HSL	hsl(252, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 76.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.71, 50.29, -69.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.71, 85.79, 305.89°)
OKLab	oklab(42.5% 0.0439 -0.2004)
OKLCH	oklch(42.5% 0.205 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.1114, 6.5272, 45.9598)
Luminance	0.0653 (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

#472BB8 #9CB82B

analogous

#2B55B8 #472BB8 #8E2BB8

triadic

#472BB8 #B8472B #2BB847

tetradic

#472BB8 #B82B55 #9CB82B #2BB88E

square

#472BB8 #B82B55 #9CB82B #2BB88E

split-complementary

#472BB8 #B88E2B #55B82B

monochromatic

#211455 #341F86 #472BB8 #674BD5 #917DE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.11

#472BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#472BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472BB8

9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472BB8	1.00	9.11	2.31	9.11
#FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 43, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.205 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8868cf',
    500: '#472bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472bb8;
$custom-light: #8868cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.915,
    "s": 62.115,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.425,
    "c": 0.20518,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472BB8

secondary

#B8C976

accent

#E543C5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472BB8

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

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