#472EB7#472EB7

#472EB7 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.201 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472EB7
RGB	rgb(71, 46, 183)
HSL	hsl(251, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 74.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.14, 48.47, -68.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.14, 83.66, 305.41°)
OKLab	oklab(42.78% 0.0422 -0.1966)
OKLCH	oklch(42.78% 0.201 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.1201, 6.7116, 45.4474)
Luminance	0.0671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472EB7 #9EB72E

analogous

#2E59B7 #472EB7 #8C2EB7

triadic

#472EB7 #B7472E #2EB747

tetradic

#472EB7 #B72E59 #9EB72E #2EB78C

square

#472EB7 #B72E59 #9EB72E #2EB78C

split-complementary

#472EB7 #B78C2E #59B72E

monochromatic

#211555 #342286 #472EB7 #674FD3 #9280DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.97

#472EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#472EB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472EB7

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472EB7	1.00	8.97	2.34	8.97
#FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 46, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.201 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886ace',
    500: '#472eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472eb7;
$custom-light: #886ace;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.949,
    "s": 59.825,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42776,
    "c": 0.20111,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472EB7

secondary

#BAC879

accent

#E345C6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472EB7

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

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