#473BB2#473BB2

#473BB2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.181 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473BB2
RGB	rgb(71, 59, 178)
HSL	hsl(246, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 66.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.31, 39.65, -61.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.31, 73.31, 302.74°)
OKLab	oklab(44.19% 0.0331 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(44.19% 0.181 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.1958, 7.6810, 42.9508)
Luminance	0.0768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.13

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473BB2 #A6B23B

analogous

#3B6BB2 #473BB2 #833BB2

triadic

#473BB2 #B2473B #3BB247

tetradic

#473BB2 #B23B6B #A6B23B #3BB283

square

#473BB2 #B23B6B #A6B23B #3BB283

split-complementary

#473BB2 #B2833B #6BB23B

monochromatic

#221D56 #352C84 #473BB2 #6B60CA #968EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#473BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#473BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473BB2

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473BB2	1.00	8.28	2.54	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 59, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.181 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8672ca',
    500: '#473bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473bb2;
$custom-light: #8672ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.05,
    "s": 50.211,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44185,
    "c": 0.18062,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473BB2

secondary

#BEC485

accent

#DA4ECC

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473BB2

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

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