#473e50

Color #473e50

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#473e50

RGB

rgb(71, 62, 80)

HSL

hsl(270, 12.7%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 22.5%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 22.5%, 0%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(27.75, 7.93, -9.44)

LCH

lch(27.75, 12.33, 310.03)

OKLCH

oklch(38%, 0.0323, 307.58)

HWB

hwb(270, 24.3%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#47503e

Analogous

#3e3e50

#473e50

#503e50

Triadic

#473e50

#50473e

#3e5047

Split-complementary

#473e50

#50503e

#3e503e

Tetradic

#473e50

#503e47

#47503e

#3e5047

Square

#473e50

#503e3e

#47503e

#3e5050

Shades

Color #473e50 mixed toward black.

#3b3443

#2f2935

#231f28

#18151b

#0c0a0d

Tints

Color #473e50 mixed toward white.

#665972

#847594

#a397af

#c2bac9

#e0dce4

Tones

Color #473e50 mixed toward gray.

#473f4e

#47414d

#47424b

#47444a

#474548

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.07:1

White text reads better on this background (10.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#43434c · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#44444b · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#474948 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#414141 · ΔE 11.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #473e50;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#473e50]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#473e50 (#473e50) is rgb(71, 62, 80) in RGB.

No, #473e50 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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