Information about #472B58 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#472B58 is a moderately toned twilight violet that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Scarlet Gum (#4A2D57). Slightly further away sit Dark Mulberry (#4D2759) and Grape Royale (#4F2D54).
In RGB terms — rgb(71, 43, 88) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #472B58: 12.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#472B58 color variations
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#472B58 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#472B58 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#472B58 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#472B58 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#472B58 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #472B58 color
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Nearest named colors to #472B58
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4A2D57
#4D2759
#4F2D54
#452C63
#43254F
#532759
#3D325D
#3A2759
#3B2A60
#3F2E4C
#533455
#3A2860
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#472B58
- RGB71, 43, 88
- CMYK7, 18, 0, 65
- CSSrgb(71, 43, 88)
- HSL277°, 34%, 26%
- HSL Precise277.333°, 34.351%, 25.686%
- HSV277°, 51%, 35%
- HSB277°, 51%, 35%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.345
- GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.169, 0.345)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.169, 0.345, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.169, 0.345)
- Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.5%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID472B58
- DECIMAL ID4664152
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
