#472DB8#472DB8

#472DB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.203 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472DB8
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 184)
HSL	hsl(251, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 75.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.06, 49.28, -68.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.06, 84.73, 305.57°)
OKLab	oklab(42.75% 0.0426 -0.1988)
OKLCH	oklch(42.75% 0.203 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.1859, 6.6762, 45.9846)
Luminance	0.0668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.24

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472DB8 #9EB82D

analogous

#2D58B8 #472DB8 #8D2DB8

triadic

#472DB8 #B8472D #2DB847

tetradic

#472DB8 #B82D58 #9EB82D #2DB88D

square

#472DB8 #B82D58 #9EB82D #2DB88D

split-complementary

#472DB8 #B88D2D #58B82D

monochromatic

#211556 #342187 #472DB8 #674ED4 #9280E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.99

#472DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#472DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472DB8

8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472DB8	1.00	8.99	2.34	8.99
#FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.203 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869cf',
    500: '#472db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472db8;
$custom-light: #8869cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.223,
    "s": 60.699,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42747,
    "c": 0.20328,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472DB8

secondary

#BAC978

accent

#E444C6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472DB8

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

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