#472DA4#472DA4

#472DA4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.179 H 285.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472DA4
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 164)
HSL	hsl(253, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(253, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 72.6%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.15, 43.28, -60.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.15, 74.05, 305.76°)
OKLab	oklab(40.82% 0.0473 -0.1729)
OKLCH	oklch(40.82% 0.179 285.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.2357, 5.8961, 35.7135)
Luminance	0.0590 (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

#472DA4 #8AA42D

analogous

#2D4EA4 #472DA4 #822DA4

triadic

#472DA4 #A4472D #2DA447

tetradic

#472DA4 #A42D4E #8AA42D #2DA482

square

#472DA4 #A42D4E #8AA42D #2DA482

split-complementary

#472DA4 #A4822D #4EA42D

monochromatic

#1D1344 #322074 #472DA4 #6143CB #8973D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.64

#472DA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#472DA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472DA4

9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472DA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472DA4	1.00	9.64	2.18	9.64
#FFFFFF	9.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B4D65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472da4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.179 285.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8469c0',
    500: '#472da4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472da4;
$custom-light: #8469c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472da4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.109,
    "s": 56.938,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4082,
    "c": 0.17927,
    "h": 285.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472DA4

secondary

#AEC06D

accent

#E048BF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #472DA4

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

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