#472FC9#472FC9

#472FC9 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.221 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472FC9
RGB	rgb(71, 47, 201)
HSL	hsl(249, 62%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(249, 77%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 76.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.11, 53.34, -75.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.11, 92.47, 305.23°)
OKLab	oklab(44.7% 0.0371 -0.2181)
OKLCH	oklch(44.7% 0.221 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.1543, 7.5885, 55.9659)
Luminance	0.0759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.84

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472FC9 #B1C92F

analogous

#2F64C9 #472FC9 #942FC9

triadic

#472FC9 #C9472F #2FC947

tetradic

#472FC9 #C92F64 #B1C92F #2FC994

square

#472FC9 #C92F64 #B1C92F #2FC994

split-complementary

#472FC9 #C9942F #64C92F

monochromatic

#241866 #352397 #472FC9 #705CD9 #9B8EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#472FC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#472FC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472FC9

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472FC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472FC9	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472fc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 47, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.221 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6bdb',
    500: '#472fc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472fc9;
$custom-light: #8b6bdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472fc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.351,
    "s": 62.097,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44697,
    "c": 0.2212,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472FC9

secondary

#C3CF85

accent

#E543CC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #472FC9

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

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