What color is #473F5A?

#473F5A 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 #473F5A?

The RGB value is 71, 63, 90: 71 red, 63 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473F5A?

The complementary color is #525A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473F5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473F5A color

#473F5A rgb(71, 63, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473F5A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 24.7% green and 35.3% blue (71, 63, 90).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#473F5A color codes

HEX	`#473F5A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 63, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 24.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 30%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.47, 9.84, -14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.47, 17.81, 303.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.221, 5.633, 10.43)`
Decimal	`4669274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473F5A, 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 #473F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #473F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473f5a; }
.text { color: #473f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 63 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473f5a, #553f5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #473F5A?: #473F5A 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 #473F5A?: The RGB value is 71, 63, 90: 71 red, 63 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473F5A?: The complementary color is #525A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473F5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.