#473BAE#473BAE

#473BAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.175 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473BAE
RGB	rgb(71, 59, 174)
HSL	hsl(246, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 66.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.97, 38.36, -59.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.97, 71.08, 302.66°)
OKLab	oklab(43.83% 0.0336 -0.1722)
OKLCH	oklch(43.83% 0.175 281)
XYZ	xyz(11.8001, 7.5227, 40.8664)
Luminance	0.0752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.30

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473BAE #A2AE3B

analogous

#3B68AE #473BAE #803BAE

triadic

#473BAE #AE473B #3BAE47

tetradic

#473BAE #AE3B68 #A2AE3B #3BAE80

square

#473BAE #AE3B68 #A2AE3B #3BAE80

split-complementary

#473BAE #AE803B #68AE3B

monochromatic

#221C53 #342C80 #473BAE #695EC8 #948CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#473BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#473BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473BAE

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473BAE	1.00	8.38	2.50	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 59, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.175 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8572c7',
    500: '#473bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473bae;
$custom-light: #8572c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.261,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43832,
    "c": 0.17546,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.07524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473BAE

secondary

#BCC282

accent

#D94FCA

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473BAE

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

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