What color is #473B56?

#473B56 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473B56?

The RGB value is 71, 59, 86: 71 red, 59 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473B56?

The complementary color is #4A563B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473B56 color

#473B56 rgb(71, 59, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473B56 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 23.1% green and 33.7% blue (71, 59, 86).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#473B56 color codes

HEX	`#473B56`
RGB	`rgb(71, 59, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 23.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 31%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 31%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.13, 11.42, -14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.13, 18.31, 308.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.842, 5.139, 9.487)`
Decimal	`4668246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473B56, 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 #473B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #473B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473b56; }
.text { color: #473b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 59 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473b56, #553b56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #473B56?: #473B56 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473B56?: The RGB value is 71, 59, 86: 71 red, 59 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473B56?: The complementary color is #4A563B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.