#472FB6#472FB6

#472FB6 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.199 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472FB6
RGB	rgb(71, 47, 182)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 74.2%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.23, 47.65, -67.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.23, 82.58, 305.24°)
OKLab	oklab(42.81% 0.0417 -0.1945)
OKLCH	oklch(42.81% 0.199 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.0559, 6.7492, 44.9143)
Luminance	0.0675 (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

#472FB6 #9EB62F

analogous

#2F5AB6 #472FB6 #8B2FB6

triadic

#472FB6 #B6472F #2FB647

tetradic

#472FB6 #B62F5A #9EB62F #2FB68B

square

#472FB6 #B62F5A #9EB62F #2FB68B

split-complementary

#472FB6 #B68B2F #5AB62F

monochromatic

#211655 #342285 #472FB6 #6750D2 #9281DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#472FB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#472FB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472FB6

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472FB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472FB6	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472fb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 47, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.199 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886bcd',
    500: '#472fb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472fb6;
$custom-light: #886bcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472fb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.667,
    "s": 58.952,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42809,
    "c": 0.19891,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472FB6

secondary

#BAC779

accent

#E246C6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472FB6

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

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