#472CB9#472CB9

#472CB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.205 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472CB9
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 185)
HSL	hsl(251, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 76.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.98, 50.09, -69.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.98, 85.78, 305.72°)
OKLab	oklab(42.72% 0.043 -0.2008)
OKLCH	oklch(42.72% 0.205 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.2534, 6.6429, 46.5260)
Luminance	0.0664 (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

#472CB9 #9EB92C

analogous

#2C58B9 #472CB9 #8D2CB9

triadic

#472CB9 #B9472C #2CB947

tetradic

#472CB9 #B92C58 #9EB92C #2CB98D

square

#472CB9 #B92C58 #9EB92C #2CB98D

split-complementary

#472CB9 #B98D2C #58B92C

monochromatic

#211456 #342088 #472CB9 #674DD5 #927FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.02

#472CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#472CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472CB9

9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472CB9	1.00	9.02	2.33	9.02
#FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.205 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869cf',
    500: '#472cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472cb9;
$custom-light: #8869cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.489,
    "s": 61.572,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42722,
    "c": 0.2054,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472CB9

secondary

#BAC978

accent

#E543C6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472CB9

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

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