#473AB8#473AB8

#473AB8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.189 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473AB8
RGB	rgb(71, 58, 184)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 68.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.62, 42.16, -64.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.62, 77.24, 303.08°)
OKLab	oklab(44.57% 0.0331 -0.1865)
OKLCH	oklch(44.57% 0.189 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.7606, 7.8255, 46.1761)
Luminance	0.0783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.33

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473AB8 #ABB83A

analogous

#3A6CB8 #473AB8 #863AB8

triadic

#473AB8 #B8473A #3AB847

tetradic

#473AB8 #B83A6C #ABB83A #3AB886

square

#473AB8 #B83A6C #ABB83A #3AB886

split-complementary

#473AB8 #B8863A #6CB83A

monochromatic

#231D5B #352B89 #473AB8 #6D62CD #9890DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.19

#473AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#473AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473AB8

8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473AB8	1.00	8.19	2.57	8.19
#FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 58, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.189 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8771ce',
    500: '#473ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473ab8;
$custom-light: #8771ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.19,
    "s": 52.066,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44568,
    "c": 0.18944,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473AB8

secondary

#C0C787

accent

#DC4CCD

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473AB8

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

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