#473BB5#473BB5

#473BB5 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.184 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473BB5
RGB	rgb(71, 59, 181)
HSL	hsl(246, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 67.4%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.57, 40.61, -63.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.57, 74.97, 302.80°)
OKLab	oklab(44.45% 0.0327 -0.1815)
OKLCH	oklch(44.45% 0.184 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.5004, 7.8028, 44.5545)
Luminance	0.0780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.08

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473BB5 #A9B53B

analogous

#3B6CB5 #473BB5 #843BB5

triadic

#473BB5 #B5473B #3BB547

tetradic

#473BB5 #B53B6C #A9B53B #3BB584

square

#473BB5 #B53B6C #A9B53B #3BB584

split-complementary

#473BB5 #B5843B #6CB53B

monochromatic

#231D59 #352C87 #473BB5 #6C62CC #9790DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#473BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#473BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473BB5

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473BB5	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 59, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.184 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8672cc',
    500: '#473bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473bb5;
$custom-light: #8672cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.902,
    "s": 50.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44452,
    "c": 0.18447,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473BB5

secondary

#BFC686

accent

#DA4DCC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473BB5

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

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