#473BAD#473BAD

#473BAD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.174 H 281.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473BAD
RGB	rgb(71, 59, 173)
HSL	hsl(246, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 65.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.88, 38.04, -59.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.88, 70.52, 302.64°)
OKLab	oklab(43.75% 0.0337 -0.1709)
OKLCH	oklch(43.75% 0.174 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.7030, 7.4839, 40.3549)
Luminance	0.0748 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.37

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473BAD #A1AD3B

analogous

#3B68AD #473BAD #803BAD

triadic

#473BAD #AD473B #3BAD47

tetradic

#473BAD #AD3B68 #A1AD3B #3BAD80

square

#473BAD #AD3B68 #A1AD3B #3BAD80

split-complementary

#473BAD #AD803B #68AD3B

monochromatic

#221C52 #342B7F #473BAD #695DC8 #938BD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.41

#473BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#473BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473BAD

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473BAD	1.00	8.41	2.50	8.41
#FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 59, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.174 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8572c6',
    500: '#473bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473bad;
$custom-light: #8572c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.316,
    "s": 49.138,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43745,
    "c": 0.17417,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473BAD

secondary

#BBC282

accent

#D94FCA

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473BAD

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

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