What color is #47344B?

#47344B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47344B?

The RGB value is 71, 52, 75: 71 red, 52 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47344B?

The complementary color is #384B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47344B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47344B color

#47344B rgb(71, 52, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #47344B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 20.4% green and 29.4% blue (71, 52, 75).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#47344B color codes

HEX	`#47344B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 52, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 20.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 31%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.65, 13.32, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.65, 17.18, 320.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.096, 4.304, 7.217)`
Decimal	`4666443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47344B, 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 #47344B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47344B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #47344B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47344b; }
.text { color: #47344b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47344b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 52 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47344b, #4b3444); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #47344B?: #47344B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47344B?: The RGB value is 71, 52, 75: 71 red, 52 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47344B?: The complementary color is #384B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47344B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.