#472D4E#472D4E

#472D4E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.3% C 0.065 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472D4E
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 78)
HSL	hsl(287, 27%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(287, 42%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 42.3%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.88, 18.64, -15.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.88, 24.29, 320.12°)
OKLab	oklab(34.27% 0.0491 -0.0428)
OKLCH	oklch(34.27% 0.065 318.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.9119, 3.7666, 7.6745)
Luminance	0.0377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472D4E #344E2D

analogous

#372D4E #472D4E #4E2D45

triadic

#472D4E #4E472D #2D4E47

tetradic

#472D4E #4E372D #344E2D #2D454E

square

#472D4E #4E372D #344E2D #2D454E

split-complementary

#472D4E #454E2D #2D4E37

monochromatic

#120B13 #241727 #472D4E #6A4375 #8E5A9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.98

#472D4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#472D4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472D4E

11.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472D4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472D4E	1.00	11.98	1.75	11.98
#FFFFFF	11.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28354F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F384D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#473139

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472d4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.3% 0.065 318.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b667f',
    500: '#472d4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472d4e;
$custom-light: #7b667f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472d4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.273,
    "s": 26.829,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34272,
    "c": 0.0651,
    "h": 318.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472D4E

secondary

#608057

accent

#C36579

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EEEBEE

border

#C9C6C9

text

#09060A

muted

#7B7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #472D4E

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

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