#472EBA#472EBA

#472EBA is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.205 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472EBA
RGB	rgb(71, 46, 186)
HSL	hsl(251, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 75.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.43, 49.37, -69.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.43, 85.24, 305.40°)
OKLab	oklab(43.07% 0.0415 -0.2004)
OKLCH	oklch(43.07% 0.205 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.4357, 6.8379, 47.1094)
Luminance	0.0684 (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

#472EBA #A1BA2E

analogous

#2E5BBA #472EBA #8D2EBA

triadic

#472EBA #BA472E #2EBA47

tetradic

#472EBA #BA2E5B #A1BA2E #2EBA8D

square

#472EBA #BA2E5B #A1BA2E #2EBA8D

split-complementary

#472EBA #BA8D2E #5BBA2E

monochromatic

#221658 #342289 #472EBA #6951D4 #9382E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#472EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#472EBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472EBA

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472EBA	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 46, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.205 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886ad0',
    500: '#472eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472eba;
$custom-light: #886ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.714,
    "s": 60.345,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43072,
    "c": 0.20465,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472EBA

secondary

#BBC97B

accent

#E344C7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472EBA

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

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