What color is #471C49?

#471C49 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #471C49?

The RGB value is 71, 28, 73: 71 red, 28 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #471C49?

The complementary color is #1E491C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #471C49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#471C49 color

#471C49 rgb(71, 28, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #471C49 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 11% green and 28.6% blue (71, 28, 73).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 45% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.72:1).

#471C49 color codes

HEX	`#471C49`
RGB	`rgb(71, 28, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 11%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 45%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 62%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 62%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.59, 27.9, -18.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.59, 33.7, 325.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.216, 2.651, 6.592)`
Decimal	`4660297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #471C49, 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 #471C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#471C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #471C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #471c49; }
.text { color: #471c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #471c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 28 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #471c49, #491c34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #471C49?: #471C49 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #471C49?: The RGB value is 71, 28, 73: 71 red, 28 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #471C49?: The complementary color is #1E491C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #471C49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.