#472FB3#472FB3

#472FB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.195 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472FB3
RGB	rgb(71, 47, 179)
HSL	hsl(251, 58%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 73.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.94, 46.74, -66.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.94, 80.99, 305.25°)
OKLab	oklab(42.52% 0.0424 -0.1906)
OKLCH	oklch(42.52% 0.195 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.7492, 6.6265, 43.2990)
Luminance	0.0663 (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

#472FB3 #9BB32F

analogous

#2F59B3 #472FB3 #892FB3

triadic

#472FB3 #B3472F #2FB347

tetradic

#472FB3 #B32F59 #9BB32F #2FB389

square

#472FB3 #B32F59 #9BB32F #2FB389

split-complementary

#472FB3 #B3892F #59B32F

monochromatic

#211652 #342283 #472FB3 #664FD1 #907FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.03

#472FB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#472FB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472FB3

9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472FB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472FB3	1.00	9.03	2.33	9.03
#FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00546E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472fb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 47, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.195 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876acb',
    500: '#472fb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472fb3;
$custom-light: #876acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472fb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.909,
    "s": 58.407,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42518,
    "c": 0.19531,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472FB3

secondary

#B8C678

accent

#E246C5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472FB3

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

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