What color is #473661?

#473661 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 #473661?

The RGB value is 71, 54, 97: 71 red, 54 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473661?

The complementary color is #506136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473661?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473661 color

#473661 rgb(71, 54, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473661 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 21.2% green and 38% blue (71, 54, 97).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 28% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#473661 color codes

HEX	`#473661`
RGB	`rgb(71, 54, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 21.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 28%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 44%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 44%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.28, 17.68, -22.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.28, 28.84, 307.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.075, 4.841, 11.921)`
Decimal	`4666977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473661, 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 #473661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #473661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473661; }
.text { color: #473661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 54 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473661, #5d3661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #473661?: #473661 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 #473661?: The RGB value is 71, 54, 97: 71 red, 54 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473661?: The complementary color is #506136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473661?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.