#472CB5#472CB5

#472CB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.201 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472CB5
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 181)
HSL	hsl(252, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(252, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.58, 48.90, -67.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.58, 83.69, 305.75°)
OKLab	oklab(42.33% 0.044 -0.1958)
OKLCH	oklch(42.33% 0.201 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.8371, 6.4763, 44.3334)
Luminance	0.0648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472CB5 #9AB52C

analogous

#2C56B5 #472CB5 #8C2CB5

triadic

#472CB5 #B5472C #2CB547

tetradic

#472CB5 #B52C56 #9AB52C #2CB58C

square

#472CB5 #B52C56 #9AB52C #2CB58C

split-complementary

#472CB5 #B58C2C #56B52C

monochromatic

#201453 #342084 #472CB5 #664BD3 #907CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.15

#472CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#472CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472CB5

9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472CB5	1.00	9.15	2.30	9.15
#FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.201 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869cc',
    500: '#472cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472cb5;
$custom-light: #8869cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.825,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42325,
    "c": 0.20072,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472CB5

secondary

#B7C875

accent

#E444C4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472CB5

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

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