#472DB3#472DB3

#472DB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.197 H 282.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472DB3
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 179)
HSL	hsl(252, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(252, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 74.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.57, 47.79, -66.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.57, 82.10, 305.60°)
OKLab	oklab(42.26% 0.0438 -0.1924)
OKLCH	oklch(42.26% 0.197 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.6711, 6.4702, 43.2730)
Luminance	0.0647 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.08

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472DB3 #99B32D

analogous

#2D56B3 #472DB3 #8A2DB3

triadic

#472DB3 #B3472D #2DB347

tetradic

#472DB3 #B32D56 #99B32D #2DB38A

square

#472DB3 #B32D56 #99B32D #2DB38A

split-complementary

#472DB3 #B38A2D #56B32D

monochromatic

#201451 #342182 #472DB3 #654BD2 #8F7CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.15

#472DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#472DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472DB3

9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472DB3	1.00	9.15	2.29	9.15
#FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.197 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8769cb',
    500: '#472db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472db3;
$custom-light: #8769cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.642,
    "s": 59.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42256,
    "c": 0.19736,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472DB3

secondary

#B7C775

accent

#E345C4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472DB3

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

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