#473BB8#473BB8

#473BB8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.188 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473BB8
RGB	rgb(71, 59, 184)
HSL	hsl(246, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 67.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.83, 41.58, -64.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.83, 76.62, 302.86°)
OKLab	oklab(44.72% 0.0323 -0.1855)
OKLCH	oklch(44.72% 0.188 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8115, 7.9273, 46.1931)
Luminance	0.0793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.12

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473BB8 #ACB83B

analogous

#3B6DB8 #473BB8 #853BB8

triadic

#473BB8 #B8473B #3BB847

tetradic

#473BB8 #B83B6D #ACB83B #3BB885

square

#473BB8 #B83B6D #ACB83B #3BB885

split-complementary

#473BB8 #B8853B #6DB83B

monochromatic

#231D5B #352C8A #473BB8 #6D63CD #9992DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#473BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#473BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473BB8

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473BB8	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 59, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.188 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8772ce',
    500: '#473bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473bb8;
$custom-light: #8772ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.76,
    "s": 51.44,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44722,
    "c": 0.18829,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473BB8

secondary

#C1C788

accent

#DB4DCD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473BB8

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

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