What color is #470A4D?

#470A4D is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Clairvoyant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #470A4D?

The RGB value is 71, 10, 77: 71 red, 10 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #470A4D?

The complementary color is #104D0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #470A4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#470A4D color

#470A4D rgb(71, 10, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #470A4D is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 3.9% green and 30.2% blue (71, 10, 77).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 77% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Clairvoyant (#480656), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#470A4D color codes

HEX	`#470A4D`
RGB	`rgb(71, 10, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 3.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 77%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 87%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 87%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.97, 36.8, -25.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.97, 44.94, 324.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.047, 2.093, 7.211)`
Decimal	`4655693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #470A4D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #470A4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#470A4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #470A4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #470a4d; }
.text { color: #470a4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #470a4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 10 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #470a4d, #4d0a31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #470A4D?: #470A4D is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Clairvoyant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #470A4D?: The RGB value is 71, 10, 77: 71 red, 10 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #470A4D?: The complementary color is #104D0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #470A4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.