#472C87#472C87

#472C87 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.144 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472C87
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 135)
HSL	hsl(258, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(258, 67%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.4%, 67.4%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.42, 35.10, -46.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.42, 58.45, 306.90°)
OKLab	oklab(38.09% 0.0533 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(38.09% 0.144 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.8712, 4.8900, 23.4461)
Luminance	0.0489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472C87 #6C872C

analogous

#2C3F87 #472C87 #742C87

triadic

#472C87 #87472C #2C8747

tetradic

#472C87 #872C3F #6C872C #2C8774

square

#472C87 #872C3F #6C872C #2C8774

split-complementary

#472C87 #87742C #3F872C

monochromatic

#160E2B #2F1D59 #472C87 #5F3BB5 #8162CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.62

#472C87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#472C87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472C87

10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472C87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472C87	1.00	10.62	1.98	10.62
#FFFFFF	10.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00408A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#344255

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472c87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.144 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8067ab',
    500: '#472c87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472c87;
$custom-light: #8067ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472c87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.802,
    "s": 50.838,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38085,
    "c": 0.14398,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472C87

secondary

#99B25D

accent

#DA4DB1

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF4

border

#CAC6CE

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #472C87

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

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