What color is #47316A?

#47316A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47316A?

The RGB value is 71, 49, 106: 71 red, 49 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47316A?

The complementary color is #546A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47316A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47316A color

#47316A rgb(71, 49, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #47316A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 19.2% green and 41.6% blue (71, 49, 106).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 37% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Her Highness (#432E6F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#47316A color codes

HEX	`#47316A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 49, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 19.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 37%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 54%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 54%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.49, 23.48, -29.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.49, 37.97, 308.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.298, 4.577, 14.184)`
Decimal	`4665706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47316A, 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 #47316A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47316A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #47316A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47316a; }
.text { color: #47316a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47316a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 49 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47316a, #63316a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #47316A?: #47316A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47316A?: The RGB value is 71, 49, 106: 71 red, 49 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47316A?: The complementary color is #546A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47316A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.