#473AB3#473AB3

#473AB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.183 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473AB3
RGB	rgb(71, 58, 179)
HSL	hsl(246, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 67.6%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.18, 40.56, -62.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.18, 74.48, 302.99°)
OKLab	oklab(44.12% 0.0338 -0.1799)
OKLCH	oklch(44.12% 0.183 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.2457, 7.6195, 43.4645)
Luminance	0.0762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.32

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473AB3 #A6B33A

analogous

#3A6AB3 #473AB3 #843AB3

triadic

#473AB3 #B3473A #3AB347

tetradic

#473AB3 #B33A6A #A6B33A #3AB384

square

#473AB3 #B33A6A #A6B33A #3AB384

split-complementary

#473AB3 #B3843A #6AB33A

monochromatic

#221C57 #352B85 #473AB3 #6B5FCB #968DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.32

#473AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#473AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473AB3

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473AB3	1.00	8.32	2.52	8.32
#FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 58, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.183 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8671cb',
    500: '#473ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473ab3;
$custom-light: #8671cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.446,
    "s": 51.055,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44116,
    "c": 0.18309,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473AB3

secondary

#BEC584

accent

#DB4DCB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473AB3

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

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