What color is #473368?

#473368 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473368?

The RGB value is 71, 51, 104: 71 red, 51 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473368?

The complementary color is #546833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473368?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473368 color

#473368 rgb(71, 51, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473368 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 20% green and 40.8% blue (71, 51, 104).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#473368 color codes

HEX	`#473368`
RGB	`rgb(71, 51, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 20%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 51%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 51%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.88, 21.61, -27.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.88, 35.32, 307.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.28, 4.707, 13.672)`
Decimal	`4666216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473368, 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 #473368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473368 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #473368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473368; }
.text { color: #473368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 51 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473368, #623368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #473368?: #473368 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473368?: The RGB value is 71, 51, 104: 71 red, 51 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473368?: The complementary color is #546833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473368?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.