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#320471 Color

#320471 is rgb(50, 4, 113) in RGB, hsl(265, 93%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 96%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#320471
HEX#320471
RGBrgb(50, 4, 113)
HSLhsl(265, 93%, 23%)
HSVhsv(265, 96%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 96%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(29% 0.158 291.4)
LABlab(14.39% 39.17 -52.34)
LCHlch(14.39% 65.37 306.81)

What #320471 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #320471, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#320471 Channel Values

How #320471 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 50 · G 4 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 93% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 96% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.09:1 vs white · 1.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #320471 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #320471

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #320471; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #320471

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #320471.

How #320471 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#320471
Protanopia#131371
Protanomaly#230E71
Deuteranopia#1C1C71
Deuteranomaly#261571
Tritanopia#1B2929
Tritanomaly#261F4F
Achromatopsia#262626

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #320471 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-320471: #320471;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #320471;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-320471': '#320471' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.196, green: 0.016, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_320471">#320471</color>
SVG fillfill="#320471"

More Purple Colors

#320471 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#320471 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #320471?

#320471 is a dark purple — rgb(50, 4, 113) in RGB and hsl(265, 93%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.29.

What is the RGB value of #320471?

#320471 is rgb(50, 4, 113) — red 50, green 4, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #320471?

#320471 converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 96%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #320471 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #320471 scores 15.09:1 against white and 1.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #320471 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #320471 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 9.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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