#472E51#472E51

#472E51 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.067 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472E51
RGB	rgb(71, 46, 81)
HSL	hsl(283, 28%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(283, 43%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 43.2%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.30, 18.72, -16.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.30, 25.24, 317.86°)
OKLab	oklab(34.63% 0.0481 -0.0467)
OKLCH	oklch(34.63% 0.067 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.0605, 3.8878, 8.2668)
Luminance	0.0389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472E51 #38512E

analogous

#362E51 #472E51 #512E4A

triadic

#472E51 #51472E #2E5147

tetradic

#472E51 #51362E #38512E #2E4A51

square

#472E51 #51362E #38512E #2E4A51

split-complementary

#472E51 #4A512E #2E5136

monochromatic

#110B14 #25182A #472E51 #694478 #8B5A9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.81

#472E51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#472E51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472E51

11.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472E51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472E51	1.00	11.81	1.78	11.81
#FFFFFF	11.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#283652

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F3850

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47333B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472e51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 46, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.067 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6782',
    500: '#472e51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472e51;
$custom-light: #7b6782;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472e51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 27.559,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34632,
    "c": 0.06702,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472E51

secondary

#648358

accent

#C4647F

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EEEBEE

border

#C9C6C9

text

#09060A

muted

#7B7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #472E51

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

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