#472EB2#472EB2

#472EB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.195 H 282.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472EB2
RGB	rgb(71, 46, 178)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 74.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.66, 46.97, -66.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.66, 81.01, 305.43°)
OKLab	oklab(42.29% 0.0434 -0.1903)
OKLCH	oklch(42.29% 0.195 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.6089, 6.5072, 42.7551)
Luminance	0.0651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.27

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472EB2 #99B22E

analogous

#2E57B2 #472EB2 #892EB2

triadic

#472EB2 #B2472E #2EB247

tetradic

#472EB2 #B22E57 #99B22E #2EB289

square

#472EB2 #B22E57 #99B22E #2EB289

split-complementary

#472EB2 #B2892E #57B22E

monochromatic

#201551 #342181 #472EB2 #654CD1 #8F7DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.12

#472EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#472EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472EB2

9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472EB2	1.00	9.12	2.30	9.12
#FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 46, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.195 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876aca',
    500: '#472eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472eb2;
$custom-light: #876aca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.364,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42289,
    "c": 0.19515,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472EB2

secondary

#B7C676

accent

#E246C4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472EB2

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

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