#472EB4#472EB4

#472EB4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.198 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472EB4
RGB	rgb(71, 46, 180)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 74.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.85, 47.57, -66.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.85, 82.08, 305.42°)
OKLab	oklab(42.48% 0.0429 -0.1928)
OKLCH	oklch(42.48% 0.198 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.8112, 6.5881, 43.8204)
Luminance	0.0659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.31

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472EB4 #9BB42E

analogous

#2E58B4 #472EB4 #8A2EB4

triadic

#472EB4 #B4472E #2EB447

tetradic

#472EB4 #B42E58 #9BB42E #2EB48A

square

#472EB4 #B42E58 #9BB42E #2EB48A

split-complementary

#472EB4 #B48A2E #58B42E

monochromatic

#211553 #342283 #472EB4 #664ED2 #907EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.06

#472EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#472EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472EB4

9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472EB4	1.00	9.06	2.32	9.06
#FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00546F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 46, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.198 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876acc',
    500: '#472eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472eb4;
$custom-light: #876acc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.194,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42483,
    "c": 0.19753,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472EB4

secondary

#B8C777

accent

#E245C5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472EB4

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

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