What color is #473154?

#473154 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 #473154?

The RGB value is 71, 49, 84: 71 red, 49 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473154?

The complementary color is #3E5431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473154?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473154 color

#473154 rgb(71, 49, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473154 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 19.2% green and 32.9% blue (71, 49, 84).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#473154 color codes

HEX	`#473154`
RGB	`rgb(71, 49, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 19.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 26%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 42%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 42%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.25, 17.51, -17.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.25, 24.72, 315.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.297, 4.176, 8.913)`
Decimal	`4665684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473154, 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 #473154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #473154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473154; }
.text { color: #473154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 49 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473154, #54314f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #473154?: #473154 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 #473154?: The RGB value is 71, 49, 84: 71 red, 49 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473154?: The complementary color is #3E5431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473154?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.