#472EBC#472EBC

#472EBC is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.207 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472EBC
RGB	rgb(71, 46, 188)
HSL	hsl(251, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 75.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.63, 49.97, -70.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.63, 86.28, 305.39°)
OKLab	oklab(43.27% 0.041 -0.2029)
OKLCH	oklch(43.27% 0.207 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.6498, 6.9235, 48.2370)
Luminance	0.0692 (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

#472EBC #A3BC2E

analogous

#2E5CBC #472EBC #8E2EBC

triadic

#472EBC #BC472E #2EBC47

tetradic

#472EBC #BC2E5C #A3BC2E #2EBC8E

square

#472EBC #BC2E5C #A3BC2E #2EBC8E

split-complementary

#472EBC #BC8E2E #5CBC2E

monochromatic

#22165A #34228B #472EBC #6952D5 #9484E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.81

#472EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#472EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472EBC

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472EBC	1.00	8.81	2.38	8.81
#FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 46, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.207 281.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.563,
    "s": 60.684,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4327,
    "c": 0.207,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472EBC

secondary

#BCCA7C

accent

#E444C8

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472EBC

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

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