#473BAF#473BAF

#473BAF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.177 H 280.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473BAF
RGB	rgb(71, 59, 175)
HSL	hsl(246, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.05, 38.68, -60.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.05, 71.64, 302.68°)
OKLab	oklab(43.92% 0.0335 -0.1736)
OKLCH	oklch(43.92% 0.177 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.8979, 7.5618, 41.3817)
Luminance	0.0756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.25

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473BAF #A3AF3B

analogous

#3B69AF #473BAF #813BAF

triadic

#473BAF #AF473B #3BAF47

tetradic

#473BAF #AF3B69 #A3AF3B #3BAF81

square

#473BAF #AF3B69 #A3AF3B #3BAF81

split-complementary

#473BAF #AF813B #69AF3B

monochromatic

#221C53 #342C81 #473BAF #695EC9 #948CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#473BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#473BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473BAF

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473BAF	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 59, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.177 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8572c8',
    500: '#473baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473baf;
$custom-light: #8572c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.207,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4392,
    "c": 0.17676,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473BAF

secondary

#BCC383

accent

#D94FCB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473BAF

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

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