What color is #473C5F?

#473C5F 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 #473C5F?

The RGB value is 71, 60, 95: 71 red, 60 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473C5F?

The complementary color is #545F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473C5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473C5F color

#473C5F rgb(71, 60, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473C5F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 23.5% green and 37.3% blue (71, 60, 95).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#473C5F color codes

HEX	`#473C5F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 60, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 23.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 37%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 37%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.84, 13.17, -19.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.84, 23.16, 304.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.279, 5.397, 11.535)`
Decimal	`4668511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473C5F, 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 #473C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #473C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473c5f; }
.text { color: #473c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 60 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473c5f, #593c5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #473C5F?: #473C5F 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 #473C5F?: The RGB value is 71, 60, 95: 71 red, 60 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473C5F?: The complementary color is #545F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473C5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.