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#472FA0

#472fa0 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#472fa0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 18.43% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.63% cyan, 70.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 252.74°, with 54.59% saturation and 40.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.72.

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Relative luminance0.0591

Complementary

  1. #472fa0
  2. #88a02f

Split complementary

  1. #472fa0
  2. #a07f2f
  3. #50a02f

Analogous

  1. #2f50a0
  2. #472fa0
  3. #7f2fa0

Triadic

  1. #472fa0
  2. #a0472f
  3. #2fa047

Tetradic

  1. #472fa0
  2. #a02f88
  3. #88a02f
  4. #2fa047

Square

  1. #472fa0
  2. #a02f50
  3. #88a02f
  4. #2fa07f

Monochromatic

  1. #130c2a
  2. #2d1e65
  3. #472fa0
  4. #6a50cc
  5. #9c8bdd

Shades

#472fa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #472fa0
  2. #402a90
  3. #392680
  4. #322170
  5. #2b1c60
  6. #241850
  7. #1c1340
  8. #150e30
  9. #0e0920
  10. #070510
  11. #000000

Tints

#472fa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #472fa0
  2. #5944aa
  3. #6c59b3
  4. #7e6dbd
  5. #9182c6
  6. #a397d0
  7. #b5acd9
  8. #c8c1e3
  9. #dad5ec
  10. #edeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#472fa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #472fa0
  2. #4d379d
  3. #523f9a
  4. #584796
  5. #5e4f93
  6. #645890
  7. #69608d
  8. #6f688a
  9. #757086
  10. #7a7883
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00419e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #204d64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #113fa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #113b9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #334380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-472fa0 {
  color: #472fa0;
}
Background
.bg-472fa0 {
  background-color: #472fa0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-472fa0 {
  border: 2px solid #472fa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #472fa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 47 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 55% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-472fa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #472fa0, #7f2fa0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-472fa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 47 160 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.72 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.74 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.13 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.33 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.55 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.57 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.00 #b8d05f Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#472fa0  rgb(71, 47, 160)  hsl(253, 55%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#88a02f  rgb(136, 160, 47)  hsl(73, 55%, 41%)  Apple Green
#a0472f  rgb(160, 71, 47)  hsl(13, 55%, 41%)  Chestnut
#2fa047  rgb(47, 160, 71)  hsl(133, 55%, 41%)  Shamrock Green