#472EB9#472EB9

#472EB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.203 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472EB9
RGB	rgb(71, 46, 185)
HSL	hsl(251, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.34, 49.07, -69.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.34, 84.71, 305.40°)
OKLab	oklab(42.97% 0.0417 -0.1991)
OKLCH	oklch(42.97% 0.203 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3297, 6.7955, 46.5515)
Luminance	0.0680 (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

#472EB9 #A0B92E

analogous

#2E5BB9 #472EB9 #8C2EB9

triadic

#472EB9 #B9472E #2EB947

tetradic

#472EB9 #B92E5B #A0B92E #2EB98C

square

#472EB9 #B92E5B #A0B92E #2EB98C

split-complementary

#472EB9 #B98C2E #5BB92E

monochromatic

#211657 #342288 #472EB9 #6851D4 #9382E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#472EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#472EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472EB9

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472EB9	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 46, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.203 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886acf',
    500: '#472eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472eb9;
$custom-light: #886acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.791,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42973,
    "c": 0.20347,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472EB9

secondary

#BBC97A

accent

#E344C7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472EB9

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

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