What color is #47558B?

#47558B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47558B?

The RGB value is 71, 85, 139: 71 red, 85 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47558B?

The complementary color is #8B7D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47558B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47558B color

#47558B rgb(71, 85, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #47558B is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 33.3% green and 54.5% blue (71, 85, 139).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 32% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#47558B color codes

HEX	`#47558B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 85, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 33.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 32%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 49%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 39%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.3, 10.22, -31.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.3, 33.37, 287.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.506, 9.7, 25.74)`
Decimal	`4674955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47558B, 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 #47558B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47558B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #47558B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47558b; }
.text { color: #47558b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47558b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 85 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47558b, #5b478b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #47558B?: #47558B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47558B?: The RGB value is 71, 85, 139: 71 red, 85 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47558B?: The complementary color is #8B7D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47558B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.