#472D97#472D97

#472D97 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.163 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472D97
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 151)
HSL	hsl(255, 54%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(255, 70%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(53%, 70.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.98, 39.34, -54.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.98, 66.88, 306.03°)
OKLab	oklab(39.63% 0.0499 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(39.63% 0.163 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.1212, 5.4503, 29.8436)
Luminance	0.0545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472D97 #7D972D

analogous

#2D4897 #472D97 #7C2D97

triadic

#472D97 #97472D #2D9747

tetradic

#472D97 #972D48 #7D972D #2D977C

square

#472D97 #972D48 #7D972D #2D977C

split-complementary

#472D97 #977C2D #48972D

monochromatic

#1B1139 #311F68 #472D97 #5E3CC5 #856BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.05

#472D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#472D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472D97

10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472D97	1.00	10.05	2.09	10.05
#FFFFFF	10.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29485E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.163 287.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8268b6',
    500: '#472d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472d97;
$custom-light: #8268b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.717,
    "s": 54.082,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39628,
    "c": 0.16312,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472D97

secondary

#A5BA66

accent

#DD4AB9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #472D97

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

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