#472BBD#472BBD

#472BBD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.211 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472BBD
RGB	rgb(71, 43, 189)
HSL	hsl(252, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 77.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.21, 51.76, -71.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.21, 88.37, 305.85°)
OKLab	oklab(43% 0.0426 -0.2066)
OKLCH	oklch(43% 0.211 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.6448, 6.7405, 48.7690)
Luminance	0.0674 (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

#472BBD #A1BD2B

analogous

#2B58BD #472BBD #902BBD

triadic

#472BBD #BD472B #2BBD47

tetradic

#472BBD #BD2B58 #A1BD2B #2BBD90

square

#472BBD #BD2B58 #A1BD2B #2BBD90

split-complementary

#472BBD #BD902B #58BD2B

monochromatic

#221459 #34208B #472BBD #694ED7 #9380E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#472BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#472BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472BBD

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472BBD	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 43, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.211 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969d2',
    500: '#472bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472bbd;
$custom-light: #8969d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.507,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43003,
    "c": 0.21099,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472BBD

secondary

#BBCB79

accent

#E642C6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472BBD

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

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