#473DAE#473DAE

#473DAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.173 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473DAE
RGB	rgb(71, 61, 174)
HSL	hsl(245, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(245, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 64.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.42, 37.16, -59.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.42, 69.81, 302.16°)
OKLab	oklab(44.16% 0.0318 -0.17)
OKLCH	oklch(44.16% 0.173 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.9049, 7.7323, 40.9013)
Luminance	0.0773 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.95

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473DAE #A4AE3D

analogous

#3D6BAE #473DAE #7F3DAE

triadic

#473DAE #AE473D #3DAE47

tetradic

#473DAE #AE3D6B #A4AE3D #3DAE7F

square

#473DAE #AE3D6B #A4AE3D #3DAE7F

split-complementary

#473DAE #AE7F3D #6BAE3D

monochromatic

#221D53 #352D81 #473DAE #6A61C8 #958ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#473DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#473DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473DAE

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473DAE	1.00	8.25	2.55	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 61, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.173 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8573c7',
    500: '#473dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473dae;
$custom-light: #8573c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.31,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44159,
    "c": 0.173,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473DAE

secondary

#BDC285

accent

#D850CC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473DAE

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

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