#472EB3#472EB3

#472EB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.196 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472EB3
RGB	rgb(71, 46, 179)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 74.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.75, 47.27, -66.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.75, 81.55, 305.43°)
OKLab	oklab(42.39% 0.0431 -0.1915)
OKLCH	oklch(42.39% 0.196 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.7097, 6.5475, 43.2858)
Luminance	0.0655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.29

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472EB3 #9AB32E

analogous

#2E58B3 #472EB3 #8A2EB3

triadic

#472EB3 #B3472E #2EB347

tetradic

#472EB3 #B32E58 #9AB32E #2EB38A

square

#472EB3 #B32E58 #9AB32E #2EB38A

split-complementary

#472EB3 #B38A2E #58B32E

monochromatic

#201552 #342182 #472EB3 #664DD1 #907EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.09

#472EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#472EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472EB3

9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472EB3	1.00	9.09	2.31	9.09
#FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 46, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.196 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876acb',
    500: '#472eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472eb3;
$custom-light: #876acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.278,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42386,
    "c": 0.19635,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472EB3

secondary

#B7C676

accent

#E246C5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472EB3

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

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