#472CB8#472CB8

#472CB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.204 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472CB8
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 184)
HSL	hsl(252, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 76.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.88, 49.79, -69.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.88, 85.26, 305.73°)
OKLab	oklab(42.62% 0.0433 -0.1996)
OKLCH	oklch(42.62% 0.204 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.1482, 6.6008, 45.9720)
Luminance	0.0660 (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

#472CB8 #9DB82C

analogous

#2C57B8 #472CB8 #8D2CB8

triadic

#472CB8 #B8472C #2CB847

tetradic

#472CB8 #B82C57 #9DB82C #2CB88D

square

#472CB8 #B82C57 #9DB82C #2CB88D

split-complementary

#472CB8 #B88D2C #57B82C

monochromatic

#211455 #342087 #472CB8 #674DD4 #917EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#472CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#472CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472CB8

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472CB8	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.204 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869cf',
    500: '#472cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472cb8;
$custom-light: #8869cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.571,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42622,
    "c": 0.20423,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472CB8

secondary

#B9C977

accent

#E543C5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472CB8

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

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