#473EB6#473EB6

#473EB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.182 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473EB6
RGB	rgb(71, 62, 182)
HSL	hsl(245, 49%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(245, 66%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 65.9%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.32, 39.15, -62.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.32, 73.66, 302.11°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% 0.0301 -0.1797)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.182 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.7620, 8.1613, 45.1497)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.50

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473EB6 #ADB63E

analogous

#3E71B6 #473EB6 #833EB6

triadic

#473EB6 #B6473E #3EB647

tetradic

#473EB6 #B63E71 #ADB63E #3EB683

square

#473EB6 #B63E71 #ADB63E #3EB683

split-complementary

#473EB6 #B6833E #71B63E

monochromatic

#231F5B #352E88 #473EB6 #6E66CB #9994DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#473EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#473EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473EB6

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473EB6	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 62, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.182 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8674cd',
    500: '#473eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473eb6;
$custom-light: #8674cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.5,
    "s": 49.18,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4502,
    "c": 0.1822,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473EB6

secondary

#C1C68A

accent

#D94FCE

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473EB6

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

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