#472FA3#472FA3

#472FA3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.176 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472FA3
RGB	rgb(71, 47, 163)
HSL	hsl(252, 55%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 71.2%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.45, 41.87, -58.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.45, 72.33, 305.37°)
OKLab	oklab(41.01% 0.0458 -0.1697)
OKLCH	oklch(41.01% 0.176 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.2239, 6.0164, 35.2658)
Luminance	0.0602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.08

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472FA3 #8BA32F

analogous

#2F51A3 #472FA3 #812FA3

triadic

#472FA3 #A3472F #2FA347

tetradic

#472FA3 #A32F51 #8BA32F #2FA381

square

#472FA3 #A32F51 #8BA32F #2FA381

split-complementary

#472FA3 #A3812F #51A32F

monochromatic

#1E1444 #322173 #472FA3 #6146CA #8975D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.53

#472FA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#472FA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472FA3

9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472FA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472FA3	1.00	9.53	2.20	9.53
#FFFFFF	9.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C4E65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472fa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 47, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.176 285.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846abf',
    500: '#472fa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472fa3;
$custom-light: #846abf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472fa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.414,
    "s": 55.238,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41009,
    "c": 0.17576,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472FA3

secondary

#AEBF6F

accent

#DF49C0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #472FA3

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

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