#472BC2#472BC2

#472BC2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.217 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472BC2
RGB	rgb(71, 43, 194)
HSL	hsl(251, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 77.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.72, 53.22, -73.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.72, 90.94, 305.82°)
OKLab	oklab(43.51% 0.0412 -0.2128)
OKLCH	oklch(43.51% 0.217 281)
XYZ	xyz(13.1969, 6.9614, 51.6767)
Luminance	0.0696 (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

#472BC2 #A6C22B

analogous

#2B5BC2 #472BC2 #932BC2

triadic

#472BC2 #C2472B #2BC247

tetradic

#472BC2 #C22B5B #A6C22B #2BC293

square

#472BC2 #C22B5B #A6C22B #2BC293

split-complementary

#472BC2 #C2932B #5BC22B

monochromatic

#22155E #352090 #472BC2 #6B52D9 #9684E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#472BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#472BC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472BC2

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472BC2	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 43, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.217 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a69d6',
    500: '#472bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472bc2;
$custom-light: #8a69d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.126,
    "s": 63.713,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43511,
    "c": 0.21673,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.06962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472BC2

secondary

#BECD7C

accent

#E741C8

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472BC2

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

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