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#473E4D

#473e4d ≈ Eggplant

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#473e4d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 24.31% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.79% cyan, 19.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 276°, with 10.79% saturation and 27.25% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 9.32.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0532

Complementary

  1. #473e4d
  2. #444d3e

Split complementary

  1. #473e4d
  2. #4b4d3e
  3. #3e4d3f

Analogous

  1. #3f3e4d
  2. #473e4d
  3. #4d3e4b

Triadic

  1. #473e4d
  2. #4d473e
  3. #3e4d47

Tetradic

  1. #473e4d
  2. #4d3e44
  3. #444d3e
  4. #3e4d47

Square

  1. #473e4d
  2. #4d3f3e
  3. #444d3e
  4. #3e4b4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a090b
  2. #201c23
  3. #473e4d
  4. #6e6077
  5. #94869e

Shades

#473e4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #473e4d
  2. #403845
  3. #39323e
  4. #322b36
  5. #2b252e
  6. #241f27
  7. #1c191f
  8. #151317
  9. #0e0c0f
  10. #070608
  11. #000000

Tints

#473e4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #473e4d
  2. #59515f
  3. #6c6571
  4. #7e7882
  5. #918b94
  6. #a39fa6
  7. #b5b2b8
  8. #c8c5ca
  9. #dad8db
  10. #edeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#473e4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #473e4d
  2. #4d4552
  3. #524b57
  4. #58525c
  5. #5e5861
  6. #645f67
  7. #69666c
  8. #6f6c71
  9. #757376
  10. #7a797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444046 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c414e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e414c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #474043 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #41404d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #42404d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #473f47 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-473e4d {
  color: #473e4d;
}
Background
.bg-473e4d {
  background-color: #473e4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-473e4d {
  border: 2px solid #473e4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #473e4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 62 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 11% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-473e4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #473e4d, #4d3e4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-473e4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 62 77 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 9.32 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.07 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.72 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.82 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 12.22 #674c47 Liver ΔE 13.25 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 13.99 #b8c1b2 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Eggplant
#473e4d  rgb(71, 62, 77)  hsl(276, 11%, 27%)  Eggplant
#444d3e  rgb(68, 77, 62)  hsl(96, 11%, 27%)  Rifle Green
#4d473e  rgb(77, 71, 62)  hsl(36, 11%, 27%)  Taupe
#3e4d47  rgb(62, 77, 71)  hsl(156, 11%, 27%)  Feldgrau