#472CBB#472CBB

#472CBB is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.208 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472CBB
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 187)
HSL	hsl(251, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 76.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.18, 50.68, -70.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.18, 86.82, 305.71°)
OKLab	oklab(42.92% 0.0425 -0.2033)
OKLCH	oklch(42.92% 0.208 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.4660, 6.7279, 47.6458)
Luminance	0.0673 (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

#472CBB #A0BB2C

analogous

#2C58BB #472CBB #8F2CBB

triadic

#472CBB #BB472C #2CBB47

tetradic

#472CBB #BB2C58 #A0BB2C #2CBB8F

square

#472CBB #BB2C58 #A0BB2C #2CBB8F

split-complementary

#472CBB #BB8F2C #58BB2C

monochromatic

#211558 #342089 #472CBB #684FD6 #9380E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#472CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#472CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472CBB

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472CBB	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.208 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969d1',
    500: '#472cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472cbb;
$custom-light: #8969d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.329,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42922,
    "c": 0.20774,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472CBB

secondary

#BBCA79

accent

#E543C6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472CBB

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

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