What color is #472E56?

#472E56 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 #472E56?

The RGB value is 71, 46, 86: 71 red, 46 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #472E56?

The complementary color is #3D562E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #472E56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#472E56 color

#472E56 rgb(71, 46, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #472E56 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 18% green and 33.7% blue (71, 46, 86).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#472E56 color codes

HEX	`#472E56`
RGB	`rgb(71, 46, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 18%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 47%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 47%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.56, 19.97, -19.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.56, 28.16, 315.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.255, 3.966, 9.291)`
Decimal	`4664918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #472E56, 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 #472E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#472E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #472E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #472e56; }
.text { color: #472e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #472e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 46 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #472e56, #562e51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #472E56?: #472E56 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 #472E56?: The RGB value is 71, 46, 86: 71 red, 46 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #472E56?: The complementary color is #3D562E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #472E56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.