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#473D8A

#473d8a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#473d8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 23.92% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.55% cyan, 55.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 247.79°, with 38.69% saturation and 39.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 0.26.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0651

Complementary

  1. #473d8a
  2. #808a3d

Split complementary

  1. #473d8a
  2. #8a6d3d
  3. #5a8a3d

Analogous

  1. #3d5a8a
  2. #473d8a
  3. #6d3d8a

Triadic

  1. #473d8a
  2. #8a473d
  3. #3d8a47

Tetradic

  1. #473d8a
  2. #8a3d80
  3. #808a3d
  4. #3d8a47

Square

  1. #473d8a
  2. #8a3d5a
  3. #808a3d
  4. #3d8a6d

Monochromatic

  1. #100e20
  2. #2c2655
  3. #473d8a
  4. #685cb7
  5. #9991cf

Shades

#473d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #473d8a
  2. #40377c
  3. #39316e
  4. #322b61
  5. #2b2553
  6. #241f45
  7. #1c1837
  8. #151229
  9. #0e0c1c
  10. #07060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#473d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #473d8a
  2. #595096
  3. #6c64a1
  4. #7e77ad
  5. #918bb9
  6. #a39ec5
  7. #b5b1d0
  8. #c8c5dc
  9. #dad8e8
  10. #edecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#473d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #473d8a
  2. #4d4489
  3. #524a88
  4. #585187
  5. #5e5886
  6. #645f85
  7. #696584
  8. #6f6c83
  9. #757382
  10. #7a7981
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484469 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #134a8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #104688 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #304e5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #30458c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f4389 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b4872 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-473d8a {
  color: #473d8a;
}
Background
.bg-473d8a {
  background-color: #473d8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-473d8a {
  border: 2px solid #473d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #473d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 61 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 39% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-473d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #473d8a, #6d3d8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-473d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 61 138 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 0.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.98 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.59 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.92 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.98 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.91 #b8c275 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#473d8a  rgb(71, 61, 138)  hsl(248, 39%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#808a3d  rgb(128, 138, 61)  hsl(68, 39%, 39%)  Olive Drab
#8a473d  rgb(138, 71, 61)  hsl(8, 39%, 39%)  Chestnut
#3d8a47  rgb(61, 138, 71)  hsl(128, 39%, 39%)  Sea Green