#472BC7#472BC7

#472BC7 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.222 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472BC7
RGB	rgb(71, 43, 199)
HSL	hsl(251, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 78.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.24, 54.68, -75.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.24, 93.47, 305.80°)
OKLab	oklab(44.02% 0.0398 -0.2188)
OKLCH	oklch(44.02% 0.222 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7679, 7.1898, 54.6840)
Luminance	0.0719 (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

#472BC7 #ABC72B

analogous

#2B5DC7 #472BC7 #952BC7

triadic

#472BC7 #C7472B #2BC747

tetradic

#472BC7 #C72B5D #ABC72B #2BC795

square

#472BC7 #C72B5D #ABC72B #2BC795

split-complementary

#472BC7 #C7952B #5DC72B

monochromatic

#231562 #352095 #472BC7 #6D55DA #9887E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#472BC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#472BC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472BC7

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472BC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472BC7	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472bc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 43, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.222 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b69d9',
    500: '#472bc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472bc7;
$custom-light: #8b69d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472bc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.769,
    "s": 64.463,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44024,
    "c": 0.22243,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472BC7

secondary

#C0CF7F

accent

#E740C9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472BC7

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

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