What color is #473C5C?

#473C5C 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 #473C5C?

The RGB value is 71, 60, 92: 71 red, 60 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473C5C?

The complementary color is #515C3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473C5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473C5C color

#473C5C rgb(71, 60, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473C5C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 23.5% green and 36.1% blue (71, 60, 92).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 21% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#473C5C color codes

HEX	`#473C5C`
RGB	`rgb(71, 60, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 23.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 21%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 35%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 35%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.69, 12.35, -17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.69, 21.29, 305.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.146, 5.344, 10.831)`
Decimal	`4668508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473C5C, 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 #473C5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473C5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #473C5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473c5c; }
.text { color: #473c5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473c5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 60 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473c5c, #573c5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #473C5C?: #473C5C 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 #473C5C?: The RGB value is 71, 60, 92: 71 red, 60 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473C5C?: The complementary color is #515C3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473C5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.