#473BDE#473BDE

#473BDE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.234 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473BDE
RGB	rgb(71, 59, 222)
HSL	hsl(244, 71%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(244, 73%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(68%, 73.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.37, 53.55, -80.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.37, 96.80, 303.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.32% 0.0257 -0.2331)
OKLCH	oklch(48.32% 0.234 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.3430, 9.7399, 70.0591)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.72

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473BDE #D2DE3B

analogous

#3B81DE #473BDE #983BDE

triadic

#473BDE #DE473B #3BDE47

tetradic

#473BDE #DE3B81 #D2DE3B #3BDE98

square

#473BDE #DE3B81 #D2DE3B #3BDE98

split-complementary

#473BDE #DE983B #81DE3B

monochromatic

#1F1788 #2B20BC #473BDE #786FE7 #A9A4F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#473BDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#473BDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473BDE

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473BDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473BDE	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473bde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 59, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.234 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e74ea',
    500: '#473bde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473bde;
$custom-light: #8e74ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473bde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.417,
    "s": 71.179,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48322,
    "c": 0.23448,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473BDE

secondary

#D8DD98

accent

#EE3AE1

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #473BDE

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

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