What color is #472E54?

#472E54 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #472E54?

The RGB value is 71, 46, 84: 71 red, 46 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #472E54?

The complementary color is #3B542E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #472E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#472E54 color

#472E54 rgb(71, 46, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #472E54 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 18% green and 32.9% blue (71, 46, 84).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 29% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#472E54 color codes

HEX	`#472E54`
RGB	`rgb(71, 46, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 18%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 29%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 45%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 45%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.45, 19.47, -18.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.45, 26.98, 316.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.175, 3.934, 8.872)`
Decimal	`4664916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #472E54, 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 #472E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#472E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #472E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #472e54; }
.text { color: #472e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #472e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 46 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #472e54, #542e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #472E54?: #472E54 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #472E54?: The RGB value is 71, 46, 84: 71 red, 46 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #472E54?: The complementary color is #3B542E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #472E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.