#472CB6#472CB6

#472CB6 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.202 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472CB6
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 182)
HSL	hsl(252, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(252, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 75.8%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.68, 49.20, -68.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.68, 84.22, 305.75°)
OKLab	oklab(42.42% 0.0438 -0.1971)
OKLCH	oklch(42.42% 0.202 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.9401, 6.5175, 44.8757)
Luminance	0.0652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 3.97

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472CB6 #9BB62C

analogous

#2C56B6 #472CB6 #8C2CB6

triadic

#472CB6 #B6472C #2CB647

tetradic

#472CB6 #B62C56 #9BB62C #2CB68C

square

#472CB6 #B62C56 #9BB62C #2CB68C

split-complementary

#472CB6 #B68C2C #56B62C

monochromatic

#211453 #342085 #472CB6 #664CD4 #907DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.12

#472CB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#472CB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472CB6

9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472CB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472CB6	1.00	9.12	2.30	9.12
#FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472cb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.202 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869cd',
    500: '#472cb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472cb6;
$custom-light: #8869cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472cb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.739,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42424,
    "c": 0.20189,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472CB6

secondary

#B8C876

accent

#E444C5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472CB6

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

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