#473CB2#473CB2

#473CB2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.179 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473CB2
RGB	rgb(71, 60, 178)
HSL	hsl(246, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 66.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.53, 39.05, -61.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.53, 72.68, 302.50°)
OKLab	oklab(44.35% 0.0323 -0.1765)
OKLCH	oklch(44.35% 0.179 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.2477, 7.7848, 42.9681)
Luminance	0.0779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.92

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473CB2 #A7B23C

analogous

#3C6CB2 #473CB2 #823CB2

triadic

#473CB2 #B2473C #3CB247

tetradic

#473CB2 #B23C6C #A7B23C #3CB282

square

#473CB2 #B23C6C #A7B23C #3CB282

split-complementary

#473CB2 #B2823C #6CB23C

monochromatic

#221D56 #352D84 #473CB2 #6B61CA #968FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.21

#473CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#473CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473CB2

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473CB2	1.00	8.21	2.56	8.21
#FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 60, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.179 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8673ca',
    500: '#473cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473cb2;
$custom-light: #8673ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.593,
    "s": 49.58,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44345,
    "c": 0.17943,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473CB2

secondary

#BEC486

accent

#D94FCC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473CB2

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

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