#472CA3#472CA3

#472CA3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.179 H 285.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472CA3
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 163)
HSL	hsl(254, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(254, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 73%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.86, 43.52, -59.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.86, 74.08, 305.98°)
OKLab	oklab(40.59% 0.0483 -0.1725)
OKLCH	oklch(40.59% 0.179 285.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.1081, 5.7847, 35.2272)
Luminance	0.0578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.44

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472CA3 #88A32C

analogous

#2C4DA3 #472CA3 #822CA3

triadic

#472CA3 #A3472C #2CA347

tetradic

#472CA3 #A32C4D #88A32C #2CA382

square

#472CA3 #A32C4D #88A32C #2CA382

split-complementary

#472CA3 #A3822C #4DA32C

monochromatic

#1D1243 #321F73 #472CA3 #6041CC #8871D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.74

#472CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#472CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472CA3

9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472CA3	1.00	9.74	2.16	9.74
#FFFFFF	9.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C4C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.179 285.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8468bf',
    500: '#472ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472ca3;
$custom-light: #8468bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.613,
    "s": 57.488,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40588,
    "c": 0.17916,
    "h": 285.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472CA3

secondary

#ADC06B

accent

#E147BE

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #472CA3

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

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