#472FA2#472FA2

#472FA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.175 H 285.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472FA2
RGB	rgb(71, 47, 162)
HSL	hsl(253, 55%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(253, 71%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 71%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.36, 41.56, -58.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.36, 71.78, 305.38°)
OKLab	oklab(40.92% 0.046 -0.1683)
OKLCH	oklch(40.92% 0.175 285.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.1347, 5.9807, 34.7958)
Luminance	0.0598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.20

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472FA2 #8AA22F

analogous

#2F50A2 #472FA2 #802FA2

triadic

#472FA2 #A2472F #2FA247

tetradic

#472FA2 #A22F50 #8AA22F #2FA280

square

#472FA2 #A22F50 #8AA22F #2FA280

split-complementary

#472FA2 #A2802F #50A22F

monochromatic

#1D1343 #322173 #472FA2 #6145C9 #8975D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.56

#472FA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#472FA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472FA2

9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472FA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472FA2	1.00	9.56	2.20	9.56
#FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D4D65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472fa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 47, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.175 285.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846abf',
    500: '#472fa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472fa2;
$custom-light: #846abf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472fa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.522,
    "s": 55.024,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40917,
    "c": 0.17452,
    "h": 285.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472FA2

secondary

#AEBF6E

accent

#DE49BF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #472FA2

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