#472D99#472D99

#472D99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.166 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472D99
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 153)
HSL	hsl(254, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(254, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 70.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.16, 39.95, -55.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.16, 68.00, 305.98°)
OKLab	oklab(39.81% 0.0495 -0.1581)
OKLCH	oklch(39.81% 0.166 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.2850, 5.5158, 30.7062)
Luminance	0.0552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472D99 #7F992D

analogous

#2D4999 #472D99 #7D2D99

triadic

#472D99 #99472D #2D9947

tetradic

#472D99 #992D49 #7F992D #2D997D

square

#472D99 #992D49 #7F992D #2D997D

split-complementary

#472D99 #997D2D #49992D

monochromatic

#1B113A #311F6A #472D99 #5E3DC6 #856CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.98

#472D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#472D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472D99

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472D99	1.00	9.98	2.10	9.98
#FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00459C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27495F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.166 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8368b8',
    500: '#472d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472d99;
$custom-light: #8368b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.444,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39808,
    "c": 0.16564,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472D99

secondary

#A7BB67

accent

#DE4ABA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #472D99

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

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