#473e4b

Color #473e4b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#473e4b

RGB

rgb(71, 62, 75)

HSL

hsl(281.5, 9.5%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.5, 17.3%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(27.55, 6.72, -6.46)

LCH

lch(27.55, 9.32, 316.13)

OKLCH

oklch(37.8%, 0.0248, 315.49)

HWB

hwb(281.5, 24.3%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424b3e

Analogous

#413e4b

#473e4b

#4b3e49

Triadic

#473e4b

#4b473e

#3e4b47

Split-complementary

#473e4b

#494b3e

#3e4b41

Tetradic

#473e4b

#4b3e42

#424b3e

#3e4b47

Square

#473e4b

#4b413e

#424b3e

#3e494b

Shades

Color #473e4b mixed toward black.

#3b343f

#2f2932

#241f26

#181519

#0c0a0d

Tints

Color #473e4b mixed toward white.

#675a6d

#87778f

#a599ab

#c3bbc7

#e1dde3

Tones

Color #473e4b mixed toward gray.

#473f4a

#464049

#464148

#454247

#454446

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.06:1

White text reads better on this background (10.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434348 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#444447 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#474645 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#414141 · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #473e4b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#473e4b]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#473e4b (#473e4b) is rgb(71, 62, 75) in RGB.

No, #473e4b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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