#472BC8#472BC8

#472BC8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.224 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472BC8
RGB	rgb(71, 43, 200)
HSL	hsl(251, 65%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 79%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 78.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.34, 54.97, -76.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.34, 93.98, 305.80°)
OKLab	oklab(44.13% 0.0395 -0.22)
OKLCH	oklch(44.13% 0.224 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.8844, 7.2364, 55.2975)
Luminance	0.0724 (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

#472BC8 #ACC82B

analogous

#2B5DC8 #472BC8 #962BC8

triadic

#472BC8 #C8472B #2BC847

tetradic

#472BC8 #C82B5D #ACC82B #2BC896

square

#472BC8 #C82B5D #ACC82B #2BC896

split-complementary

#472BC8 #C8962B #5DC82B

monochromatic

#231563 #352096 #472BC8 #6D56DB #9988E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#472BC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#472BC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472BC8

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472BC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472BC8	1.00	8.58	2.45	8.58
#FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472bc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 43, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.224 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b69da',
    500: '#472bc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472bc8;
$custom-light: #8b69da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472bc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.701,
    "s": 64.609,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44127,
    "c": 0.22356,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472BC8

secondary

#C1CF80

accent

#E840CA

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472BC8

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

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