What color is #47526B?

#47526B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47526B?

The RGB value is 71, 82, 107: 71 red, 82 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47526B?

The complementary color is #6B6047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47526B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47526B color

#47526B rgb(71, 82, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #47526B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 32.2% green and 42% blue (71, 82, 107).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#47526B color codes

HEX	`#47526B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 82, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 32.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 34%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 23%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.87, 2.27, -15.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.87, 15.97, 278.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.269, 8.435, 15.1)`
Decimal	`4674155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47526B, 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 #47526B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47526B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #47526B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47526b; }
.text { color: #47526b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47526b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 82 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47526b, #4e476b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #47526B?: #47526B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47526B?: The RGB value is 71, 82, 107: 71 red, 82 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47526B?: The complementary color is #6B6047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47526B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.