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#473a86 color: Nauseous Blue

#473a86 is rgb(71, 58, 134) in RGB and oklch(40.411% 0.12226 287.484) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

40.4%
0.122
287°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • indigo-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #473a86

#473a86 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.47:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nauseous Blue (#483d8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #473a86 mixed with white

  1. 473a86
  2. 564d93
  3. 67609f
  4. 7873ab
  5. 8a86b8
  6. 9c9ac4
  7. afadd0
  8. c2c1dc
  9. d6d6e8
  10. eaeaf3

Darker: #473a86 mixed with black

  1. 473a86
  2. 3d3174
  3. 322862
  4. 282051
  5. 1f1840
  6. 161030
  7. 0d0921
  8. 060413
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #473a86 with less saturation

  1. 473a86
  2. 473c80
  3. 473e7a
  4. 474074
  5. 47426e
  6. 474368
  7. 474562
  8. 47465c
  9. 484756
  10. 48484f

Questions about #473a86

What color is #473a86?

#473a86 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Nauseous Blue. In RGB it is rgb(71, 58, 134), in HSL hsl(250.26, 39.58%, 37.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.411% 0.12226 287.484).

What colors go well with #473a86?

The complementary color of #473a86 is #504c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #164789 and #632f73. The triadic partners are #7b2d00 and #005a3d.

Is white or black text more readable on #473a86?

White text reads better on #473a86: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #473a86 a warm or cool color?

#473a86 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.122.