#472C99#472C99

#472C99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.167 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472C99
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 153)
HSL	hsl(255, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(255, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 71.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.95, 40.51, -55.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.95, 68.59, 306.20°)
OKLab	oklab(39.66% 0.0504 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(39.66% 0.167 287.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.2473, 5.4404, 30.6937)
Luminance	0.0544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472C99 #7E992C

analogous

#2C4799 #472C99 #7D2C99

triadic

#472C99 #99472C #2C9947

tetradic

#472C99 #992C47 #7E992C #2C997D

square

#472C99 #992C47 #7E992C #2C997D

split-complementary

#472C99 #997D2C #47992C

monochromatic

#1B113A #311E69 #472C99 #5E3BC7 #856BD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.06

#472C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#472C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472C99

10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472C99	1.00	10.06	2.09	10.06
#FFFFFF	10.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27485F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.167 287.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8367b8',
    500: '#472c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472c99;
$custom-light: #8367b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.862,
    "s": 55.33,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39663,
    "c": 0.16684,
    "h": 287.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472C99

secondary

#A6BB66

accent

#DF49BA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #472C99

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

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