#472CA2#472CA2

#472CA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.178 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472CA2
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 162)
HSL	hsl(254, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(254, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 72.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.77, 43.22, -59.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.77, 73.53, 305.99°)
OKLab	oklab(40.49% 0.0486 -0.1712)
OKLCH	oklch(40.49% 0.178 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.0188, 5.7490, 34.7572)
Luminance	0.0575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472CA2 #87A22C

analogous

#2C4CA2 #472CA2 #822CA2

triadic

#472CA2 #A2472C #2CA247

tetradic

#472CA2 #A22C4C #87A22C #2CA282

square

#472CA2 #A22C4C #87A22C #2CA282

split-complementary

#472CA2 #A2822C #4CA22C

monochromatic

#1D1242 #321F72 #472CA2 #6040CB #8870D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.77

#472CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#472CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472CA2

9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472CA2	1.00	9.77	2.15	9.77
#FFFFFF	9.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D4C64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.178 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8468bf',
    500: '#472ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472ca2;
$custom-light: #8468bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.729,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40494,
    "c": 0.17794,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472CA2

secondary

#ACBF6A

accent

#E147BD

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #472CA2

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

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