#473EB8#473EB8

#473EB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.185 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473EB8
RGB	rgb(71, 62, 184)
HSL	hsl(244, 50%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(244, 66%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.49, 39.80, -63.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.49, 74.77, 302.16°)
OKLab	oklab(45.2% 0.0299 -0.1823)
OKLCH	oklch(45.2% 0.185 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.9701, 8.2446, 46.2460)
Luminance	0.0825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.55

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473EB8 #AFB83E

analogous

#3E72B8 #473EB8 #843EB8

triadic

#473EB8 #B8473E #3EB847

tetradic

#473EB8 #B83E72 #AFB83E #3EB884

square

#473EB8 #B83E72 #AFB83E #3EB884

split-complementary

#473EB8 #B8843E #72B83E

monochromatic

#241F5C #352F8A #473EB8 #6F67CC #9A95DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#473EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#473EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473EB8

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473EB8	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 62, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.185 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8774ce',
    500: '#473eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473eb8;
$custom-light: #8774ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.426,
    "s": 49.593,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45196,
    "c": 0.18477,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473EB8

secondary

#C2C78B

accent

#D94FCF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473EB8

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

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