What color is #473A60?

#473A60 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473A60?

The RGB value is 71, 58, 96: 71 red, 58 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473A60?

The complementary color is #53603A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473A60 color

#473A60 rgb(71, 58, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473A60 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 22.7% green and 37.6% blue (71, 58, 96).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% 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 10.28:1).

#473A60 color codes

HEX	`#473A60`
RGB	`rgb(71, 58, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 22.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 40%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.33, 14.77, -20.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.33, 25.26, 305.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.222, 5.21, 11.742)`
Decimal	`4668000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473A60, 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 #473A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #473A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473a60; }
.text { color: #473a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 58 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473a60, #5a3a60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #473A60?: #473A60 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473A60?: The RGB value is 71, 58, 96: 71 red, 58 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473A60?: The complementary color is #53603A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.