#473BB9#473BB9

#473BB9 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.190 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473BB9
RGB	rgb(71, 59, 185)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 68.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.92, 41.90, -64.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.92, 77.17, 302.88°)
OKLab	oklab(44.81% 0.0322 -0.1868)
OKLCH	oklch(44.81% 0.19 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.9167, 7.9693, 46.7471)
Luminance	0.0797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.15

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473BB9 #ADB93B

analogous

#3B6EB9 #473BB9 #863BB9

triadic

#473BB9 #B9473B #3BB947

tetradic

#473BB9 #B93B6E #ADB93B #3BB986

square

#473BB9 #B93B6E #ADB93B #3BB986

split-complementary

#473BB9 #B9863B #6EB93B

monochromatic

#231D5C #352C8B #473BB9 #6E64CD #9992DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.10

#473BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#473BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473BB9

8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473BB9	1.00	8.10	2.59	8.10
#FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 59, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.190 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8772cf',
    500: '#473bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473bb9;
$custom-light: #8772cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.714,
    "s": 51.639,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44812,
    "c": 0.18955,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473BB9

secondary

#C1C788

accent

#DB4DCE

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473BB9

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

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