#473BB0#473BB0

#473BB0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.178 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473BB0
RGB	rgb(71, 59, 176)
HSL	hsl(246, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 66.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.14, 39.01, -60.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.14, 72.20, 302.70°)
OKLab	oklab(44.01% 0.0334 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(44.01% 0.178 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.9965, 7.6013, 41.9009)
Luminance	0.0760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.20

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473BB0 #A4B03B

analogous

#3B69B0 #473BB0 #813BB0

triadic

#473BB0 #B0473B #3BB047

tetradic

#473BB0 #B03B69 #A4B03B #3BB081

square

#473BB0 #B03B69 #A4B03B #3BB081

split-complementary

#473BB0 #B0813B #69B03B

monochromatic

#221C54 #352C82 #473BB0 #6A5FC9 #958DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#473BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#473BB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473BB0

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473BB0	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 59, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.178 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8572c9',
    500: '#473bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473bb0;
$custom-light: #8572c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.154,
    "s": 49.787,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44008,
    "c": 0.17806,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473BB0

secondary

#BDC383

accent

#D94ECB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473BB0

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

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