Recognised as Colour
#47178D
- #47178D
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#47178D is a violet with RGB values 71, 23, 141 and HSL 264°, 72%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#47178D#47178D
HEX#47178D
RGBrgb(71, 23, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.0902, 0.5529
RGB percentages27.8%, 9%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(264.4, 72%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.4, 83.7%, 55.3%)
CMYK49.6%, 83.7%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,659,085
CSS custom property--colour: #47178D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#B8E872
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D8D17
Analogous#17228D, #82178D
Triadic#8D4717, #178D47
Split complementary#8D8217, #228D17
Tetradic#8D1722, #5D8D17, #178D82
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G23
B141
Red71 (27.8%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue264.41°
Saturation (HSL)71.95%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 17 · B 8D
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