#473c9f

Color #473c9f

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 11.34 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#473c9f

RGB

rgb(71, 60, 159)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 45.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 62.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.3%, 62.3%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(31.97, 32.9, -52.45)

LCH

lch(31.97, 61.91, 302.1)

OKLCH

oklch(42.7%, 0.1543, 282.73)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 23.5%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#949f3c

Analogous

#3c629f

#473c9f

#783c9f

Triadic

#473c9f

#9f473c

#3c9f47

Split-complementary

#473c9f

#9f783c

#629f3c

Tetradic

#473c9f

#9f3c94

#949f3c

#3c9f47

Square

#473c9f

#9f3c62

#949f3c

#3c9f78

Shades

Color #473c9f mixed toward black.

#3b3284

#2f286a

#231e4f

#181435

#0c0a1a

Tints

Color #473c9f mixed toward white.

#5b4fbd

#7c72ca

#9d95d7

#bdb9e4

#dedcf2

Tones

Color #473c9f mixed toward gray.

#4d4497

#544c8e

#5a5586

#615d7e

#676576

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.41:1

White text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#42428f · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#43448b · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#46807d · ΔE 34

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 26

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #473c9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#473c9f]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#473c9f (#473c9f) is rgb(71, 60, 159) in RGB.

No, #473c9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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