#473CB4#473CB4

#473CB4 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.182 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473CB4
RGB	rgb(71, 60, 180)
HSL	hsl(246, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.70, 39.70, -62.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.70, 73.80, 302.54°)
OKLab	oklab(44.52% 0.032 -0.1792)
OKLCH	oklch(44.52% 0.182 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.4500, 7.8657, 44.0333)
Luminance	0.0787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.88

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473CB4 #A9B43C

analogous

#3C6DB4 #473CB4 #833CB4

triadic

#473CB4 #B4473C #3CB447

tetradic

#473CB4 #B43C6D #A9B43C #3CB483

square

#473CB4 #B43C6D #A9B43C #3CB483

split-complementary

#473CB4 #B4833C #6DB43C

monochromatic

#231D58 #352D86 #473CB4 #6C62CB #9790DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#473CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#473CB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473CB4

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473CB4	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 60, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.182 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8673cb',
    500: '#473cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473cb4;
$custom-light: #8673cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.5,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44521,
    "c": 0.18201,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473CB4

secondary

#BFC587

accent

#DA4ECD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473CB4

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

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