All About Color #472B55

#472B55

About #472B55

#472B55 is a dark purple color with the hex code #472B55. In RGB it is red 71, green 43, blue 85; in HSL it is hue 280°, saturation 33%, lightness 25%; in CMYK it is 16%, 49%, 0%, 67%. Its contrast ratio is 12.04:1 on white and 1.74:1 on black.

#472B55 Color Conversion

Hex triplet47, 2B, 55
CMYK16.47%, 49.41%, 0.00%, 66.67%
RGB Decimal71, 43, 85
HSL280°, 33%, 25%
RGB Octal107, 53, 125
HSV (HSB)280.00°, 49.41%, 33.33%
RGB Binary1000111, 101011, 1010101
CIE-L*AB22.73, 21.65, -20.48
RGB Percent27.84%, 16.86%, 33.33%
CIE-L*CH22.73, 29.81, 316.60
XYZ5.10, 3.72, 9.04
CIE-L*UV22.73, 10.01, -25.98
xyY0.29, 0.21, 3.72
Hunter-Lab19.30, 13.43, -14.28
RYB27.84%, 16.86%, 33.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#472B55 on a dark background: contrast 1.74:1, fails WCAG AA.
#472B55 on a light background: contrast 12.04:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #472B55, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#472B55 · #7A4992 · #140C18 · #39552B · #629249

Analogous palette

#2B3955 · #322B55 · #472B55 · #552B4E · #552B39

Triadic palette

#472B55 · #55472B · #2B5547 · #7A4992 · #927A49

Tetradic palette

#472B55 · #55322B · #39552B · #2B4E55 · #140C18

Monochromatic palette

#0E0911 · #1C1122 · #472B55 · #714488 · #9966B2

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