#472DA9#472DA9

#472DA9 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.185 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472DA9
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 169)
HSL	hsl(253, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(253, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 73.4%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.61, 44.79, -62.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.61, 76.76, 305.69°)
OKLab	oklab(41.29% 0.0462 -0.1795)
OKLCH	oklch(41.29% 0.185 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.6962, 6.0803, 38.1384)
Luminance	0.0608 (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

#472DA9 #8FA92D

analogous

#2D51A9 #472DA9 #852DA9

triadic

#472DA9 #A9472D #2DA947

tetradic

#472DA9 #A92D51 #8FA92D #2DA985

square

#472DA9 #A92D51 #8FA92D #2DA985

split-complementary

#472DA9 #A9852D #51A92D

monochromatic

#1E1348 #332079 #472DA9 #6246CE #8B76DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.48

#472DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#472DA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472DA9

9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472DA9	1.00	9.48	2.22	9.48
#FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#124F68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.185 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8569c4',
    500: '#472da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472da9;
$custom-light: #8569c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.581,
    "s": 57.944,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41292,
    "c": 0.18536,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472DA9

secondary

#B1C26F

accent

#E147C1

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472DA9

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

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