What color is #471E40?

#471E40 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #471E40?

The RGB value is 71, 30, 64: 71 red, 30 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #471E40?

The complementary color is #1E4725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #471E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#471E40 color

#471E40 rgb(71, 30, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #471E40 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 11.8% green and 25.1% blue (71, 30, 64).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 41% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 10% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Purple Void (#442244), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#471E40 color codes

HEX	`#471E40`
RGB	`rgb(71, 30, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 11.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 41%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 58%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 10%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.53, 24.89, -12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.53, 27.98, 332.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.988, 2.639, 5.149)`
Decimal	`4660800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #471E40, 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 #471E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#471E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #471E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #471e40; }
.text { color: #471e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #471e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 30 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #471e40, #471e2c); }

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Questions

What color is #471E40?: #471E40 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #471E40?: The RGB value is 71, 30, 64: 71 red, 30 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #471E40?: The complementary color is #1E4725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #471E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.