#472DAB#472DAB

#472DAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.188 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472DAB
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 171)
HSL	hsl(252, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(252, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 73.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.80, 45.39, -63.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.80, 77.83, 305.67°)
OKLab	oklab(41.48% 0.0457 -0.1821)
OKLCH	oklch(41.48% 0.188 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.8854, 6.1560, 39.1348)
Luminance	0.0616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.10

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472DAB #91AB2D

analogous

#2D52AB #472DAB #862DAB

triadic

#472DAB #AB472D #2DAB47

tetradic

#472DAB #AB2D52 #91AB2D #2DAB86

square

#472DAB #AB2D52 #91AB2D #2DAB86

split-complementary

#472DAB #AB862D #52AB2D

monochromatic

#1F144A #33207B #472DAB #6347CE #8C77DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.41

#472DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#472DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472DAB

9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472DAB	1.00	9.41	2.23	9.41
#FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E5069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.188 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8669c5',
    500: '#472dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472dab;
$custom-light: #8669c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.381,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41482,
    "c": 0.18778,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472DAB

secondary

#B2C371

accent

#E246C2

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472DAB

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

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