#472C8D#472C8D

#472C8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.152 H 290.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472C8D
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 141)
HSL	hsl(257, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(257, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.92, 36.90, -49.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.92, 61.87, 306.61°)
OKLab	oklab(38.6% 0.0525 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(38.6% 0.152 290.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.3056, 5.0637, 25.7339)
Luminance	0.0506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472C8D #728D2C

analogous

#2C428D #472C8D #782C8D

triadic

#472C8D #8D472C #2C8D47

tetradic

#472C8D #8D2C42 #728D2C #2C8D78

square

#472C8D #8D2C42 #728D2C #2C8D78

split-complementary

#472C8D #8D782C #428D2C

monochromatic

#180F30 #301D5E #472C8D #5E3BBC #8265CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.43

#472C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#472C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472C8D

10.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472C8D	1.00	10.43	2.01	10.43
#FFFFFF	10.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#304458

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.152 290.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8167af',
    500: '#472c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472c8d;
$custom-light: #8167af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.701,
    "s": 52.432,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38598,
    "c": 0.1517,
    "h": 290.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472C8D

secondary

#9DB560

accent

#DC4CB4

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF5

border

#CAC6CF

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #472C8D

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

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