#472DAA#472DAA

#472DAA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.187 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472DAA
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 170)
HSL	hsl(252, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(252, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 73.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.71, 45.09, -62.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.71, 77.30, 305.68°)
OKLab	oklab(41.39% 0.046 -0.1808)
OKLCH	oklch(41.39% 0.187 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.7904, 6.1180, 38.6347)
Luminance	0.0612 (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

#472DAA #90AA2D

analogous

#2D52AA #472DAA #862DAA

triadic

#472DAA #AA472D #2DAA47

tetradic

#472DAA #AA2D52 #90AA2D #2DAA86

square

#472DAA #AA2D52 #90AA2D #2DAA86

split-complementary

#472DAA #AA862D #52AA2D

monochromatic

#1F1349 #33207A #472DAA #6246CE #8B77DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.44

#472DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#472DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472DAA

9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472DAA	1.00	9.44	2.22	9.44
#FFFFFF	9.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#104F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.187 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8669c4',
    500: '#472daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472daa;
$custom-light: #8669c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.48,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41387,
    "c": 0.18657,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472DAA

secondary

#B2C370

accent

#E146C1

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472DAA

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

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