#472F97#472F97

#472F97 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.161 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472F97
RGB	rgb(71, 47, 151)
HSL	hsl(254, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(254, 69%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(53%, 68.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.40, 38.20, -53.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.40, 65.66, 305.57°)
OKLab	oklab(39.93% 0.0479 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(39.93% 0.161 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.1993, 5.6065, 29.8696)
Luminance	0.0561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472F97 #7F972F

analogous

#2F4B97 #472F97 #7B2F97

triadic

#472F97 #97472F #2F9747

tetradic

#472F97 #972F4B #7F972F #2F977B

square

#472F97 #972F4B #7F972F #2F977B

split-complementary

#472F97 #977B2F #4B972F

monochromatic

#1B123A #312068 #472F97 #5E40C3 #856ED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.90

#472F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#472F97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472F97

9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472F97	1.00	9.90	2.12	9.90
#FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00459A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28495F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 47, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.161 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8269b6',
    500: '#472f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472f97;
$custom-light: #8269b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.846,
    "s": 52.525,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39926,
    "c": 0.16064,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472F97

secondary

#A7B968

accent

#DC4CBB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #472F97

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

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