#473FB3#473FB3

#473FB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.177 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#473FB3
RGB	rgb(71, 63, 179)
HSL	hsl(244, 48%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(244, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 64.8%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.29, 37.57, -60.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.29, 71.35, 301.78°)
OKLab	oklab(44.92% 0.0296 -0.1746)
OKLCH	oklch(44.92% 0.177 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.5101, 8.1484, 43.5526)
Luminance	0.0815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.39

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#473FB3 #ABB33F

analogous

#3F71B3 #473FB3 #813FB3

triadic

#473FB3 #B3473F #3FB347

tetradic

#473FB3 #B33F71 #ABB33F #3FB381

square

#473FB3 #B33F71 #ABB33F #3FB381

split-complementary

#473FB3 #B3813F #71B33F

monochromatic

#231F58 #352F86 #473FB3 #6D66C9 #9893D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.99

#473FB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#473FB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #473FB3

7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##473FB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##473FB3	1.00	7.99	2.63	7.99
#FFFFFF	7.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #473fb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 63, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.177 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8675cb',
    500: '#473fb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #473fb3;
$custom-light: #8675cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#473fb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.138,
    "s": 47.934,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44922,
    "c": 0.17708,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#473FB3

secondary

#C0C489

accent

#D850CE

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #473FB3

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

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