#472ecd

Color #472ecd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 17.48 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#472ecd

RGB

rgb(71, 46, 205)

HSL

hsl(249.4, 63.3%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.4, 77.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.4%, 77.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(33.35, 55.01, -77.47)

LCH

lch(33.35, 95.01, 305.38)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.2267, 279.29)

HWB

hwb(249.4, 18%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4cd2e

Analogous

#2e65cd

#472ecd

#962ecd

Triadic

#472ecd

#cd472e

#2ecd47

Split-complementary

#472ecd

#cd962e

#65cd2e

Tetradic

#472ecd

#cd2eb4

#b4cd2e

#2ecd47

Square

#472ecd

#cd2e65

#b4cd2e

#2ecd96

Shades

Color #472ecd mixed toward black.

#3b26ab

#2f1f89

#231766

#180f44

#0c0822

Tints

Color #472ecd mixed toward white.

#644fd7

#8372df

#a295e7

#c1b8ef

#e0dcf7

Tones

Color #472ecd mixed toward gray.

#503bc0

#5949b2

#6256a5

#6b6398

#74708b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.54:1

White text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3db6 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#3f41b0 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#46a19c · ΔE 45.2

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 30.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #472ecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#472ecd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#472ecd (#472ecd) is rgb(71, 46, 205) in RGB.

No, #472ecd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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