#472DB9#472DB9

#472DB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.204 H 282.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472DB9
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(251, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.16, 49.58, -69.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.16, 85.25, 305.56°)
OKLab	oklab(42.85% 0.0424 -0.2)
OKLCH	oklch(42.85% 0.204 282)
XYZ	xyz(12.2911, 6.7183, 46.5386)
Luminance	0.0672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472DB9 #9FB92D

analogous

#2D59B9 #472DB9 #8D2DB9

triadic

#472DB9 #B9472D #2DB947

tetradic

#472DB9 #B92D59 #9FB92D #2DB98D

square

#472DB9 #B92D59 #9FB92D #2DB98D

split-complementary

#472DB9 #B98D2D #59B92D

monochromatic

#211557 #342188 #472DB9 #684FD4 #9280E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#472DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#472DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472DB9

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472DB9	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.204 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869cf',
    500: '#472db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472db9;
$custom-light: #8869cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.143,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42846,
    "c": 0.20445,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.06719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472DB9

secondary

#BAC979

accent

#E444C6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472DB9

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

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