#472DBB#472DBB

#472DBB is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.207 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472DBB
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 187)
HSL	hsl(251, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 75.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.35, 50.18, -70.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.35, 86.30, 305.55°)
OKLab	oklab(43.05% 0.0419 -0.2025)
OKLCH	oklch(43.05% 0.207 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.5037, 6.8033, 47.6583)
Luminance	0.0680 (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

#472DBB #A1BB2D

analogous

#2D5ABB #472DBB #8E2DBB

triadic

#472DBB #BB472D #2DBB47

tetradic

#472DBB #BB2D5A #A1BB2D #2DBB8E

square

#472DBB #BB2D5A #A1BB2D #2DBB8E

split-complementary

#472DBB #BB8E2D #5ABB2D

monochromatic

#221558 #34218A #472DBB #6950D5 #9382E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#472DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#472DBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472DBB

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472DBB	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.207 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896ad1',
    500: '#472dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472dbb;
$custom-light: #896ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.986,
    "s": 61.207,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43045,
    "c": 0.20679,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472DBB

secondary

#BBCA7A

accent

#E443C7

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472DBB

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

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