What color is #47324F?

#47324F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47324F?

The RGB value is 71, 50, 79: 71 red, 50 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47324F?

The complementary color is #3A4F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47324F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47324F color

#47324F rgb(71, 50, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #47324F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 19.6% green and 31% blue (71, 50, 79).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#47324F color codes

HEX	`#47324F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 50, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 19.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 37%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 37%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.28, 15.6, -14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.28, 21.02, 317.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.15, 4.185, 7.932)`
Decimal	`4665935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47324F, 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 #47324F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47324F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #47324F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47324f; }
.text { color: #47324f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47324f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 50 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47324f, #4f3248); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #47324F?: #47324F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47324F?: The RGB value is 71, 50, 79: 71 red, 50 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47324F?: The complementary color is #3A4F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47324F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.