#472DB7#472DB7

#472DB7 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.202 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472DB7
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 183)
HSL	hsl(251, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 75.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.96, 48.99, -68.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.96, 84.20, 305.57°)
OKLab	oklab(42.65% 0.0429 -0.1975)
OKLCH	oklch(42.65% 0.202 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.0815, 6.6344, 45.4345)
Luminance	0.0664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.20

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472DB7 #9DB72D

analogous

#2D58B7 #472DB7 #8C2DB7

triadic

#472DB7 #B7472D #2DB747

tetradic

#472DB7 #B72D58 #9DB72D #2DB78C

square

#472DB7 #B72D58 #9DB72D #2DB78C

split-complementary

#472DB7 #B78C2D #58B72D

monochromatic

#211555 #342186 #472DB7 #674ED3 #917FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.02

#472DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#472DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472DB7

9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472DB7	1.00	9.02	2.33	9.02
#FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.202 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869ce',
    500: '#472db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472db7;
$custom-light: #8869ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.304,
    "s": 60.526,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42649,
    "c": 0.2021,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472DB7

secondary

#B9C878

accent

#E444C6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472DB7

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

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