What color is #473450?

#473450 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 #473450?

The RGB value is 71, 52, 80: 71 red, 52 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473450?

The complementary color is #3D5034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473450?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473450 color

#473450 rgb(71, 52, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473450 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 20.4% green and 31.4% blue (71, 52, 80).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#473450 color codes

HEX	`#473450`
RGB	`rgb(71, 52, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 20.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 35%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.87, 14.53, -13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.87, 20.06, 316.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.274, 4.375, 8.154)`
Decimal	`4666448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473450, 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 #473450	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473450 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #473450 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473450; }
.text { color: #473450; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473450; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 52 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473450, #50344b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #473450?: #473450 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 #473450?: The RGB value is 71, 52, 80: 71 red, 52 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473450?: The complementary color is #3D5034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473450?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.