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#473d76 color: Sage Violet

#473d76 is rgb(71, 61, 118) in RGB and oklch(39.885% 0.09381 289.509) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

39.9%
0.094
290°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-700
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #473d76

#473d76 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 39.9% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.56:1 contrast and black text 2.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sage Violet (#413c7b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-700.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #473d76 mixed with white

  1. 473d76
  2. 574f84
  3. 686191
  4. 79749f
  5. 8b87ac
  6. 9d9aba
  7. b0adc8
  8. c3c1d6
  9. d7d6e3
  10. ebeaf1

Darker: #473d76 mixed with black

  1. 473d76
  2. 3d3466
  3. 322b56
  4. 282247
  5. 1f1a38
  6. 161229
  7. 0d0a1c
  8. 06040f
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #473d76 with less saturation

  1. 473d76
  2. 473e72
  3. 47406d
  4. 474168
  5. 474264
  6. 47435f
  7. 47445b
  8. 474556
  9. 474651
  10. 47474c

Questions about #473d76

What color is #473d76?

#473d76 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Sage Violet. In RGB it is rgb(71, 61, 118), in HSL hsl(250.53, 31.84%, 35.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.885% 0.09381 289.509).

What colors go well with #473d76?

The complementary color of #473d76 is #4b4b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #274679 and #5d3567. The triadic partners are #6e3510 and #00573f.

Is white or black text more readable on #473d76?

White text reads better on #473d76: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and black gives 2.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #473d76 a warm or cool color?

#473d76 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 39.9% and its chroma 0.094.