#472DB5#472DB5

#472DB5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.200 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472DB5
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 181)
HSL	hsl(251, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(251, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 75.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.76, 48.39, -67.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.76, 83.15, 305.59°)
OKLab	oklab(42.45% 0.0434 -0.195)
OKLCH	oklch(42.45% 0.2 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.8748, 6.5517, 44.3460)
Luminance	0.0655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.13

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472DB5 #9BB52D

analogous

#2D57B5 #472DB5 #8B2DB5

triadic

#472DB5 #B5472D #2DB547

tetradic

#472DB5 #B52D57 #9BB52D #2DB58B

square

#472DB5 #B52D57 #9BB52D #2DB58B

split-complementary

#472DB5 #B58B2D #57B52D

monochromatic

#211553 #342184 #472DB5 #664DD3 #907EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.09

#472DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#472DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472DB5

9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472DB5	1.00	9.09	2.31	9.09
#FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00546F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.200 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8769cc',
    500: '#472db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472db5;
$custom-light: #8769cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.471,
    "s": 60.177,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42452,
    "c": 0.19973,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472DB5

secondary

#B8C776

accent

#E344C5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472DB5

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

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