#472CB7#472CB7

#472CB7 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.203 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472CB7
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 183)
HSL	hsl(252, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 76%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.78, 49.49, -68.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.78, 84.74, 305.74°)
OKLab	oklab(42.52% 0.0435 -0.1983)
OKLCH	oklch(42.52% 0.203 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.0438, 6.5590, 45.4219)
Luminance	0.0656 (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

#472CB7 #9CB72C

analogous

#2C56B7 #472CB7 #8D2CB7

triadic

#472CB7 #B7472C #2CB747

tetradic

#472CB7 #B72C56 #9CB72C #2CB78D

square

#472CB7 #B72C56 #9CB72C #2CB78D

split-complementary

#472CB7 #B78D2C #56B72C

monochromatic

#211454 #342086 #472CB7 #674CD4 #917EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.08

#472CB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#472CB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472CB7

9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472CB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472CB7	1.00	9.08	2.31	9.08
#FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472cb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.203 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869ce',
    500: '#472cb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472cb7;
$custom-light: #8869ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472cb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.655,
    "s": 61.233,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42523,
    "c": 0.20307,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472CB7

secondary

#B8C876

accent

#E443C5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472CB7

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

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