#472CBD#472CBD

#472CBD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.210 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472CBD
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 189)
HSL	hsl(251, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 76.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.38, 51.27, -71.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.38, 87.86, 305.70°)
OKLab	oklab(43.12% 0.042 -0.2058)
OKLCH	oklch(43.12% 0.21 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.6816, 6.8141, 48.7812)
Luminance	0.0682 (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

#472CBD #A2BD2C

analogous

#2C5ABD #472CBD #8F2CBD

triadic

#472CBD #BD472C #2CBD47

tetradic

#472CBD #BD2C5A #A2BD2C #2CBD8F

square

#472CBD #BD2C5A #A2BD2C #2CBD8F

split-complementary

#472CBD #BD8F2C #5ABD2C

monochromatic

#22155A #34208B #472CBD #6950D6 #9482E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#472CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#472CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472CBD

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472CBD	1.00	8.89	2.36	8.89
#FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.210 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969d2',
    500: '#472cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472cbd;
$custom-light: #8969d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.172,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43123,
    "c": 0.21006,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472CBD

secondary

#BCCB7A

accent

#E542C7

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472CBD

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

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