#472FB8#472FB8

#472FB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.201 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472FB8
RGB	rgb(71, 47, 184)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 74.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.42, 48.25, -68.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.42, 83.64, 305.23°)
OKLab	oklab(43% 0.0413 -0.197)
OKLCH	oklch(43% 0.201 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2641, 6.8324, 46.0106)
Luminance	0.0683 (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

#472FB8 #A0B82F

analogous

#2F5BB8 #472FB8 #8B2FB8

triadic

#472FB8 #B8472F #2FB847

tetradic

#472FB8 #B82F5B #A0B82F #2FB88B

square

#472FB8 #B82F5B #A0B82F #2FB88B

split-complementary

#472FB8 #B88B2F #5BB82F

monochromatic

#211657 #342387 #472FB8 #6852D3 #9382DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#472FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#472FB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472FB8

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472FB8	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 47, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.201 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886bcf',
    500: '#472fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472fb8;
$custom-light: #886bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.511,
    "s": 59.307,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43004,
    "c": 0.2013,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472FB8

secondary

#BBC87B

accent

#E245C7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #472FB8

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

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