#472D8B#472D8B

#472D8B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.148 H 290.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472D8B
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 139)
HSL	hsl(257, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(257, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 67.6%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.96, 35.72, -48.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.96, 60.11, 306.45°)
OKLab	oklab(38.58% 0.0517 -0.1385)
OKLCH	oklch(38.58% 0.148 290.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.1958, 5.0801, 24.9698)
Luminance	0.0508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472D8B #718B2D

analogous

#2D428B #472D8B #762D8B

triadic

#472D8B #8B472D #2D8B47

tetradic

#472D8B #8B2D42 #718B2D #2D8B76

square

#472D8B #8B2D42 #718B2D #2D8B76

split-complementary

#472D8B #8B762D #428B2D

monochromatic

#180F2F #2F1E5D #472D8B #5F3CB9 #8265CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.42

#472D8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#472D8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472D8B

10.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472D8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472D8B	1.00	10.42	2.02	10.42
#FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00418E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#314458

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472d8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.148 290.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8168ae',
    500: '#472d8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472d8b;
$custom-light: #8168ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472d8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.596,
    "s": 51.087,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38579,
    "c": 0.14781,
    "h": 290.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472D8B

secondary

#9DB460

accent

#DB4DB3

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF4

border

#CAC6CE

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #472D8B

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

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