#473BB3#473BB3

#473BB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.182 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473BB3
RGB	rgb(71, 59, 179)
HSL	hsl(246, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 67%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.40, 39.97, -62.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.40, 73.86, 302.76°)
OKLab	oklab(44.27% 0.033 -0.1789)
OKLCH	oklch(44.27% 0.182 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.2966, 7.7213, 43.4815)
Luminance	0.0772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.10

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473BB3 #A7B33B

analogous

#3B6BB3 #473BB3 #833BB3

triadic

#473BB3 #B3473B #3BB347

tetradic

#473BB3 #B33B6B #A7B33B #3BB383

square

#473BB3 #B33B6B #A7B33B #3BB383

split-complementary

#473BB3 #B3833B #6BB33B

monochromatic

#221D57 #352C85 #473BB3 #6B60CB #968EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#473BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#473BB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473BB3

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473BB3	1.00	8.25	2.54	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 59, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.182 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8672cb',
    500: '#473bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473bb3;
$custom-light: #8672cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246,
    "s": 50.42,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44274,
    "c": 0.18191,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473BB3

secondary

#BEC585

accent

#DA4ECC

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473BB3

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

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