#473BAB#473BAB

#473BAB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.172 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473BAB
RGB	rgb(71, 59, 171)
HSL	hsl(246, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 65.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.72, 37.39, -58.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.72, 69.40, 302.61°)
OKLab	oklab(43.57% 0.034 -0.1682)
OKLCH	oklch(43.57% 0.172 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.5109, 7.4070, 39.3433)
Luminance	0.0741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473BAB #9FAB3B

analogous

#3B67AB #473BAB #7F3BAB

triadic

#473BAB #AB473B #3BAB47

tetradic

#473BAB #AB3B67 #9FAB3B #3BAB7F

square

#473BAB #AB3B67 #9FAB3B #3BAB7F

split-complementary

#473BAB #AB7F3B #67AB3B

monochromatic

#211C50 #342B7D #473BAB #685CC7 #928AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.46

#473BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#473BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473BAB

8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473BAB	1.00	8.46	2.48	8.46
#FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A576D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 59, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.172 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8572c5',
    500: '#473bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473bab;
$custom-light: #8572c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.429,
    "s": 48.696,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43571,
    "c": 0.17155,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473BAB

secondary

#BAC181

accent

#D850CA

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473BAB

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

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