Information about #473A5A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#473A5A presents itself as a softly toned twilight violet — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Zodiac (#413A5D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Grayish Indigo (#484259) and Dark Grayish Blue (#424259).
In RGB terms — rgb(71, 58, 90) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #473A5A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #473A5A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#473A5A color variations
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#473A5A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#473A5A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#473A5A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#473A5A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#473A5A 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 #473A5A color
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Nearest named colors to #473A5A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#413A5D
#484259
#424259
#41415D
#4E4259
#484558
#414062
#45404F
#3D325D
#3A385B
#4C3D4E
#4A2D57
#473A5A color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#473A5A
- RGB71, 58, 90
- CMYK7, 13, 0, 65
- CSSrgb(71, 58, 90)
- HSL264°, 22%, 29%
- HSL Precise264.375°, 21.622%, 29.02%
- HSV264°, 36%, 35%
- HSB264°, 36%, 35%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.227
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
- GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.227, 0.353)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.227, 0.353, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.227, 0.353)
- Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB22.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID473A5A
- DECIMAL ID4667994
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
