Colour
#47159E
- #47159E
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#47159E is a violet with RGB values 71, 21, 158 and HSL 262°, 77%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#47159E#47159E
HEX#47159E
RGBrgb(71, 21, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.0824, 0.6196
RGB percentages27.8%, 8.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(261.9, 76.5%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 86.7%, 62%)
CMYK55.1%, 86.7%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,658,590
CSS custom property--colour: #47159E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#B8EA61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6C9E15
Analogous#15289E, #8B159E
Triadic#9E4715, #159E47
Split complementary#9E8C15, #279E15
Tetradic#9E1528, #6C9E15, #159E8B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G21
B158
Red71 (27.8%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue261.9°
Saturation (HSL)76.54%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 15 · B 9E
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