#472CC9#472CC9

#472CC9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.224 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472CC9
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 201)
HSL	hsl(250, 64%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(250, 78%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 78.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.61, 54.79, -76.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.61, 93.99, 305.66°)
OKLab	oklab(44.34% 0.0387 -0.2205)
OKLCH	oklch(44.34% 0.224 280)
XYZ	xyz(14.0385, 7.3569, 55.9272)
Luminance	0.0736 (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

#472CC9 #AEC92C

analogous

#2C60C9 #472CC9 #952CC9

triadic

#472CC9 #C9472C #2CC947

tetradic

#472CC9 #C92C60 #AEC92C #2CC995

square

#472CC9 #C92C60 #AEC92C #2CC995

split-complementary

#472CC9 #C9952C #60C92C

monochromatic

#241665 #352197 #472CC9 #6E58DA #9A8AE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#472CC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#472CC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472CC9

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472CC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472CC9	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472cc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.224 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6adb',
    500: '#472cc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472cc9;
$custom-light: #8b6adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472cc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.318,
    "s": 64.082,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44344,
    "c": 0.22384,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.07358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472CC9

secondary

#C2CF82

accent

#E741CA

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472CC9

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

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