#472CBC#472CBC

#472CBC is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.209 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472CBC
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 188)
HSL	hsl(251, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 76.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.28, 50.98, -70.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.28, 87.34, 305.71°)
OKLab	oklab(43.02% 0.0422 -0.2046)
OKLCH	oklch(43.02% 0.209 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.5735, 6.7709, 48.2115)
Luminance	0.0677 (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

#472CBC #A1BC2C

analogous

#2C59BC #472CBC #8F2CBC

triadic

#472CBC #BC472C #2CBC47

tetradic

#472CBC #BC2C59 #A1BC2C #2CBC8F

square

#472CBC #BC2C59 #A1BC2C #2CBC8F

split-complementary

#472CBC #BC8F2C #59BC2C

monochromatic

#221559 #34208A #472CBC #694FD6 #9381E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#472CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#472CBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472CBC

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472CBC	1.00	8.92	2.35	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.209 281.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.25,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43022,
    "c": 0.2089,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472CBC

secondary

#BBCA79

accent

#E543C7

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472CBC

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

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