#472CC3#472CC3

#472CC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.217 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472CC3
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 195)
HSL	hsl(251, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 77.4%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.99, 53.04, -73.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.99, 90.94, 305.68°)
OKLab	oklab(43.73% 0.0403 -0.2132)
OKLCH	oklch(43.73% 0.217 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.3464, 7.0801, 52.2824)
Luminance	0.0708 (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

#472CC3 #A8C32C

analogous

#2C5DC3 #472CC3 #922CC3

triadic

#472CC3 #C3472C #2CC347

tetradic

#472CC3 #C32C5D #A8C32C #2CC392

square

#472CC3 #C32C5D #A8C32C #2CC392

split-complementary

#472CC3 #C3922C #5DC32C

monochromatic

#23155F #352191 #472CC3 #6C54D8 #9786E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#472CC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#472CC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472CC3

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472CC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472CC3	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005977

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472cc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.217 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a69d6',
    500: '#472cc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472cc3;
$custom-light: #8a69d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472cc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.728,
    "s": 63.18,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4373,
    "c": 0.21698,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472CC3

secondary

#BFCD7E

accent

#E642C9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472CC3

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

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