What color is #473065?

#473065 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473065?

The RGB value is 71, 48, 101: 71 red, 48 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473065?

The complementary color is #4E6530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473065 color

#473065 rgb(71, 48, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473065 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 18.8% green and 39.6% blue (71, 48, 101).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 36% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Acai (#48295B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#473065 color codes

HEX	`#473065`
RGB	`rgb(71, 48, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 18.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 36%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 52%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 52%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.93, 22.7, -27.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.93, 35.67, 309.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.004, 4.393, 12.841)`
Decimal	`4665445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473065, 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 #473065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #473065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473065; }
.text { color: #473065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 48 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473065, #623065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #473065?: #473065 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473065?: The RGB value is 71, 48, 101: 71 red, 48 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473065?: The complementary color is #4E6530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.