#473CAE#473CAE

#473CAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.174 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473CAE
RGB	rgb(71, 60, 174)
HSL	hsl(246, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 65.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.19, 37.76, -59.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.19, 70.45, 302.41°)
OKLab	oklab(44% 0.0327 -0.1711)
OKLCH	oklch(44% 0.174 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8520, 7.6265, 40.8837)
Luminance	0.0763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.11

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473CAE #A3AE3C

analogous

#3C6AAE #473CAE #803CAE

triadic

#473CAE #AE473C #3CAE47

tetradic

#473CAE #AE3C6A #A3AE3C #3CAE80

square

#473CAE #AE3C6A #A3AE3C #3CAE80

split-complementary

#473CAE #AE803C #6AAE3C

monochromatic

#221D53 #342C80 #473CAE #695FC8 #948DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.32

#473CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#473CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473CAE

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473CAE	1.00	8.32	2.53	8.32
#FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00596F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 60, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.174 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8572c7',
    500: '#473cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473cae;
$custom-light: #8572c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.789,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43995,
    "c": 0.17424,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473CAE

secondary

#BCC283

accent

#D850CB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473CAE

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

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