#472DBC#472DBC

#472DBC is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.208 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472DBC
RGB	rgb(71, 45, 188)
HSL	hsl(251, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 76.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.45, 50.48, -70.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.45, 86.82, 305.55°)
OKLab	oklab(43.15% 0.0416 -0.2038)
OKLCH	oklch(43.15% 0.208 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.6112, 6.8463, 48.2241)
Luminance	0.0685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 4.03

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472DBC #A2BC2D

analogous

#2D5ABC #472DBC #8E2DBC

triadic

#472DBC #BC472D #2DBC47

tetradic

#472DBC #BC2D5A #A2BC2D #2DBC8E

square

#472DBC #BC2D5A #A2BC2D #2DBC8E

split-complementary

#472DBC #BC8E2D #5ABC2D

monochromatic

#221559 #34218B #472DBC #6951D5 #9482E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#472DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#472DBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472DBC

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472DBC	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 45, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.208 281.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.909,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43145,
    "c": 0.20796,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472DBC

secondary

#BCCA7B

accent

#E443C7

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472DBC

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

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