What color is #47355F?

#47355F 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 #47355F?

The RGB value is 71, 53, 95: 71 red, 53 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47355F?

The complementary color is #4D5F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47355F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47355F color

#47355F rgb(71, 53, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #47355F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 20.8% green and 37.3% blue (71, 53, 95).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% 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 10.81:1).

#47355F color codes

HEX	`#47355F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 53, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 20.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 44%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 44%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.9, 17.79, -22.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.9, 28.36, 308.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.937, 4.712, 11.421)`
Decimal	`4666719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47355F, 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 #47355F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47355F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #47355F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47355f; }
.text { color: #47355f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47355f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 53 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47355f, #5c355f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #47355F?: #47355F 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 #47355F?: The RGB value is 71, 53, 95: 71 red, 53 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47355F?: The complementary color is #4D5F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47355F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.