#472f59

Color #472f59

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 22.79 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#472f59

RGB

rgb(71, 47, 89)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 30.9%, 26.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 47.2%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 47.2%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(23.98, 20.1, -21.17)

LCH

lch(23.98, 29.19, 313.51)

OKLCH

oklch(35.3%, 0.076, 309.34)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 18.4%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#41592f

Analogous

#322f59

#472f59

#592f56

Triadic

#472f59

#59472f

#2f5947

Split-complementary

#472f59

#56592f

#2f5932

Tetradic

#472f59

#592f41

#41592f

#2f5947

Square

#472f59

#59322f

#41592f

#2f5659

Shades

Color #472f59 mixed toward black.

#3b274a

#2f1f3b

#24182d

#18101e

#0c080f

Tints

Color #472f59 mixed toward white.

#684582

#885ca9

#a685be

#c3add4

#e1d6e9

Tones

Color #472f59 mixed toward gray.

#473356

#463652

#463a4f

#453d4b

#454148

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.82:1

White text reads better on this background (11.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3e51 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#3f414f · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#464a49 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#393939 · ΔE 19.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #472f59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#472f59]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#472f59 (#472f59) is rgb(71, 47, 89) in RGB.

No, #472f59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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