#472EA0#472EA0

#472EA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.173 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472EA0
RGB	rgb(71, 46, 160)
HSL	hsl(253, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(253, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.98, 41.51, -57.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.98, 71.27, 305.62°)
OKLab	oklab(40.59% 0.0473 -0.1666)
OKLCH	oklch(40.59% 0.173 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.9188, 5.8311, 33.8538)
Luminance	0.0583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472EA0 #87A02E

analogous

#2E4EA0 #472EA0 #802EA0

triadic

#472EA0 #A0472E #2EA047

tetradic

#472EA0 #A02E4E #87A02E #2EA080

square

#472EA0 #A02E4E #87A02E #2EA080

split-complementary

#472EA0 #A0802E #4EA02E

monochromatic

#1D1341 #322070 #472EA0 #6042C9 #8872D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.69

#472EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#472EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472EA0

9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472EA0	1.00	9.69	2.17	9.69
#FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#204C63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 46, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.173 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8469bd',
    500: '#472ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472ea0;
$custom-light: #8469bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.158,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40589,
    "c": 0.17319,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472EA0

secondary

#ACBE6C

accent

#DF49BE

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #472EA0

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

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