#473CB9#473CB9

#473CB9 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.188 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473CB9
RGB	rgb(71, 60, 185)
HSL	hsl(245, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(245, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 67.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.13, 41.31, -64.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.13, 76.56, 302.65°)
OKLab	oklab(44.97% 0.0314 -0.1858)
OKLCH	oklch(44.97% 0.188 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.9686, 8.0731, 46.7644)
Luminance	0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.94

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473CB9 #AEB93C

analogous

#3C6FB9 #473CB9 #853CB9

triadic

#473CB9 #B9473C #3CB947

tetradic

#473CB9 #B93C6F #AEB93C #3CB985

square

#473CB9 #B93C6F #AEB93C #3CB985

split-complementary

#473CB9 #B9853C #6FB93C

monochromatic

#241E5D #352D8B #473CB9 #6E65CD #9A93DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#473CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#473CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473CB9

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473CB9	1.00	8.03	2.61	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 60, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.188 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8773cf',
    500: '#473cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473cb9;
$custom-light: #8773cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.28,
    "s": 51.02,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44968,
    "c": 0.18839,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473CB9

secondary

#C2C789

accent

#DA4DCE

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473CB9

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

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