#472BCA#472BCA

#472BCA is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.226 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472BCA
RGB	rgb(71, 43, 202)
HSL	hsl(251, 65%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 79%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 78.7%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.55, 55.55, -77.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.55, 94.99, 305.79°)
OKLab	oklab(44.33% 0.039 -0.2224)
OKLCH	oklch(44.33% 0.226 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1197, 7.3305, 56.5365)
Luminance	0.0733 (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

#472BCA #AECA2B

analogous

#2B5ECA #472BCA #962BCA

triadic

#472BCA #CA472B #2BCA47

tetradic

#472BCA #CA2B5E #AECA2B #2BCA96

square

#472BCA #CA2B5E #AECA2B #2BCA96

split-complementary

#472BCA #CA962B #5ECA2B

monochromatic

#241665 #352098 #472BCA #6E57DB #9A89E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#472BCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#472BCA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472BCA

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472BCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472BCA	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472bca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 43, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.226 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69dc',
    500: '#472bca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472bca;
$custom-light: #8c69dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472bca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.566,
    "s": 64.898,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44334,
    "c": 0.22583,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472BCA

secondary

#C2D081

accent

#E840CA

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472BCA

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

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