#472EBB#472EBB

#472EBB is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.206 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472EBB
RGB	rgb(71, 46, 187)
HSL	hsl(251, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 75.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.53, 49.67, -69.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.53, 85.76, 305.39°)
OKLab	oklab(43.17% 0.0412 -0.2017)
OKLCH	oklch(43.17% 0.206 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.5424, 6.8805, 47.6712)
Luminance	0.0688 (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

#472EBB #A2BB2E

analogous

#2E5CBB #472EBB #8D2EBB

triadic

#472EBB #BB472E #2EBB47

tetradic

#472EBB #BB2E5C #A2BB2E #2EBB8D

square

#472EBB #BB2E5C #A2BB2E #2EBB8D

split-complementary

#472EBB #BB8D2E #5CBB2E

monochromatic

#221659 #34228A #472EBB #6952D4 #9483E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.84

#472EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#472EBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472EBB

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472EBB	1.00	8.84	2.38	8.84
#FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 46, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.206 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896ad1',
    500: '#472ebb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472ebb;
$custom-light: #896ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.638,
    "s": 60.515,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4317,
    "c": 0.20583,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472EBB

secondary

#BCCA7B

accent

#E444C7

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472EBB

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

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