#472BBB#472BBB

#472BBB is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.209 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472BBB
RGB	rgb(71, 43, 187)
HSL	hsl(252, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 77%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.01, 51.17, -70.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.01, 87.34, 305.87°)
OKLab	oklab(42.8% 0.0431 -0.2042)
OKLCH	oklch(42.8% 0.209 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.4292, 6.6543, 47.6335)
Luminance	0.0665 (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

#472BBB #9FBB2B

analogous

#2B57BB #472BBB #8F2BBB

triadic

#472BBB #BB472B #2BBB47

tetradic

#472BBB #BB2B57 #9FBB2B #2BBB8F

square

#472BBB #BB2B57 #9FBB2B #2BBB8F

split-complementary

#472BBB #BB8F2B #57BB2B

monochromatic

#211457 #342089 #472BBB #684DD6 #927FE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.01

#472BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#472BBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472BBB

9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472BBB	1.00	9.01	2.33	9.01
#FFFFFF	9.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 43, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.209 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8968d1',
    500: '#472bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472bbb;
$custom-light: #8968d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.667,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42801,
    "c": 0.20867,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472BBB

secondary

#BACA78

accent

#E642C6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472BBB

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

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