#473DC9#473DC9

#473DC9 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.207 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473DC9
RGB	rgb(71, 61, 201)
HSL	hsl(244, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(244, 70%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 69.7%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.78, 45.86, -71.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.78, 84.64, 302.80°)
OKLab	oklab(46.59% 0.0283 -0.2053)
OKLCH	oklch(46.59% 0.207 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.8065, 8.8929, 56.1832)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473DC9 #BFC93D

analogous

#3D79C9 #473DC9 #8D3DC9

triadic

#473DC9 #C9473D #3DC947

tetradic

#473DC9 #C93D79 #BFC93D #3DC98D

square

#473DC9 #C93D79 #BFC93D #3DC98D

split-complementary

#473DC9 #C98D3D #79C93D

monochromatic

#241E6D #342C9D #473DC9 #746DD6 #A29DE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#473DC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#473DC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473DC9

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473DC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473DC9	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473dc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 61, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.207 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a74db',
    500: '#473dc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473dc9;
$custom-light: #8a74db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473dc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.286,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46587,
    "c": 0.20728,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473DC9

secondary

#CBD092

accent

#E048D5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #473DC9

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

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