#473CB3#473CB3

#473CB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.181 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473CB3
RGB	rgb(71, 60, 179)
HSL	hsl(246, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 66.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.62, 39.38, -61.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.62, 73.24, 302.52°)
OKLab	oklab(44.43% 0.0322 -0.1778)
OKLCH	oklch(44.43% 0.181 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.3485, 7.8251, 43.4988)
Luminance	0.0783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.89

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473CB3 #A8B33C

analogous

#3C6DB3 #473CB3 #833CB3

triadic

#473CB3 #B3473C #3CB347

tetradic

#473CB3 #B33C6D #A8B33C #3CB383

square

#473CB3 #B33C6D #A8B33C #3CB383

split-complementary

#473CB3 #B3833C #6DB33C

monochromatic

#231D57 #352D85 #473CB3 #6C62CA #9790DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.19

#473CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#473CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473CB3

8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473CB3	1.00	8.19	2.57	8.19
#FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 60, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.181 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8673cb',
    500: '#473cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473cb3;
$custom-light: #8673cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.546,
    "s": 49.791,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44433,
    "c": 0.18072,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473CB3

secondary

#BFC586

accent

#D94ECC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473CB3

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

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