What color is #473D57?

#473D57 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 #473D57?

The RGB value is 71, 61, 87: 71 red, 61 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473D57?

The complementary color is #4D573D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473D57 color

#473D57 rgb(71, 61, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473D57 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 23.9% green and 34.1% blue (71, 61, 87).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#473D57 color codes

HEX	`#473D57`
RGB	`rgb(71, 61, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 23.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 30%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 30%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.75, 10.36, -14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.75, 17.42, 306.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.987, 5.365, 9.735)`
Decimal	`4668759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473D57, 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 #473D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #473D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473d57; }
.text { color: #473d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 61 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473d57, #543d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #473D57?: #473D57 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 #473D57?: The RGB value is 71, 61, 87: 71 red, 61 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473D57?: The complementary color is #4D573D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.