#472EB8#472EB8

#472EB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.202 H 282.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472EB8
RGB	rgb(71, 46, 184)
HSL	hsl(251, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 75%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.24, 48.77, -68.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.24, 84.19, 305.40°)
OKLab	oklab(42.87% 0.0419 -0.1979)
OKLCH	oklch(42.87% 0.202 282)
XYZ	xyz(12.2246, 6.7534, 45.9975)
Luminance	0.0675 (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

#472EB8 #9FB82E

analogous

#2E5AB8 #472EB8 #8C2EB8

triadic

#472EB8 #B8472E #2EB847

tetradic

#472EB8 #B82E5A #9FB82E #2EB88C

square

#472EB8 #B82E5A #9FB82E #2EB88C

split-complementary

#472EB8 #B88C2E #5AB82E

monochromatic

#211656 #342287 #472EB8 #6850D3 #9281DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#472EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#472EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472EB8

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472EB8	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 46, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.202 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886acf',
    500: '#472eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472eb8;
$custom-light: #886acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.87,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42874,
    "c": 0.20229,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.06754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472EB8

secondary

#BAC879

accent

#E345C6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472EB8

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

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