What color is #47517F?

#47517F is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47517F?

The RGB value is 71, 81, 127: 71 red, 81 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47517F?

The complementary color is #7F7547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47517F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47517F color

#47517F rgb(71, 81, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #47517F is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 31.8% green and 49.8% blue (71, 81, 127).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#47517F color codes

HEX	`#47517F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 81, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 31.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 28%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 44%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 36%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.51, 8.95, -27.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.51, 28.67, 288.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.371, 8.756, 21.271)`
Decimal	`4673919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47517F, 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 #47517F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47517F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #47517F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47517f; }
.text { color: #47517f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47517f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 81 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47517f, #59477f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #47517F?: #47517F is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47517F?: The RGB value is 71, 81, 127: 71 red, 81 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47517F?: The complementary color is #7F7547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47517F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.