#472EB5#472EB5

#472EB5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.199 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472EB5
RGB	rgb(71, 46, 181)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 74.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.95, 47.87, -67.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.95, 82.61, 305.42°)
OKLab	oklab(42.58% 0.0427 -0.1941)
OKLCH	oklch(42.58% 0.199 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.9134, 6.6290, 44.3588)
Luminance	0.0663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.33

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472EB5 #9CB52E

analogous

#2E59B5 #472EB5 #8B2EB5

triadic

#472EB5 #B5472E #2EB547

tetradic

#472EB5 #B52E59 #9CB52E #2EB58B

square

#472EB5 #B52E59 #9CB52E #2EB58B

split-complementary

#472EB5 #B58B2E #59B52E

monochromatic

#211553 #342284 #472EB5 #674ED2 #917FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.03

#472EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#472EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472EB5

9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472EB5	1.00	9.03	2.33	9.03
#FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00546F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 46, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.199 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876acc',
    500: '#472eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472eb5;
$custom-light: #876acc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.111,
    "s": 59.471,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42581,
    "c": 0.19873,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472EB5

secondary

#B8C778

accent

#E345C5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472EB5

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

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