#472DAD#472DAD

#472DAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.190 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472DAD
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 173)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(252, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 74%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.99, 45.99, -64.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.99, 78.91, 305.65°)
OKLab	oklab(41.67% 0.0453 -0.1847)
OKLCH	oklch(41.67% 0.19 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.0774, 6.2328, 40.1464)
Luminance	0.0623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.06

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472DAD #93AD2D

analogous

#2D53AD #472DAD #872DAD

triadic

#472DAD #AD472D #2DAD47

tetradic

#472DAD #AD2D53 #93AD2D #2DAD87

square

#472DAD #AD2D53 #93AD2D #2DAD87

split-complementary

#472DAD #AD872D #53AD2D

monochromatic

#1F144C #33207C #472DAD #6348CF #8D78DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.35

#472DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#472DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472DAD

9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472DAD	1.00	9.35	2.25	9.35
#FFFFFF	9.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#08506A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.190 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8669c7',
    500: '#472dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472dad;
$custom-light: #8669c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.188,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41674,
    "c": 0.19019,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472DAD

secondary

#B3C472

accent

#E246C2

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472DAD

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

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