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Recognised as Colour

#473B4F

  • #473B4F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#473B4F is a violet with RGB values 71, 59, 79 and HSL 276°, 14%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#473B4F#473B4F
HEX#473B4F
RGBrgb(71, 59, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2314, 0.3098
RGB percentages27.8%, 23.1%, 31%
HSLhsl(276, 14.5%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 25.3%, 31%)
CMYK10.1%, 25.3%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,668,239
CSS custom property--colour: #473B4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#B8C4B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#383F50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A404Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#463D42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8Slate grey · ΔE 28.6Gray · ΔE 30.2Black · ΔE 30.3Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#434F3B
Analogous#3D3B4F, #4F3B4D
Triadic#4F473B, #3B4F47
Split complementary#4D4F3B, #3B4F3D
Tetradic#4F3D3B, #434F3B, #3B4D4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AD9FB7
Lighter +30%#9582A1
Lighter +20%#7B6789
Lighter +10%#61516C
Darker −10%#2D2532
Darker −20%#130F15
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A2A60
Less saturated −25%#454545

Channel breakdown

R71
G59
B79
Red71 (27.8%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)14.49%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 3B · B 4F

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