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#440471 Color

#440471 is rgb(68, 4, 113) in RGB, hsl(275, 93%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 96%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#440471
HEX#440471
RGBrgb(68, 4, 113)
HSLhsl(275, 93%, 23%)
HSVhsv(275, 96%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 96%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(31.4% 0.16 303.6)
LABlab(17.34% 41.87 -47.36)
LCHlch(17.34% 63.21 311.48)

What #440471 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 #440471, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 8.54Indigo#4B0082ΔE 8.95KSU Purple#512888ΔE 11.19Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 12.35Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 13.58Petunia#470659ΔE 14.62

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

#440471 Channel Values

How #440471 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 68 · G 4 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 93% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 96% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.99:1 vs white · 1.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #440471 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 text13.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #440471 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #440471

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #440471; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#440471
Complementary
#327104
Analogous
#0D0471
Analogous
#710468
Triadic
#714404
Triadic
#047144
Split comp.
#687104
Split comp.
#04710D

Tints & Shades of #440471

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.

Tints

#6406A7
#8208D9
#9E22F7
#B658F9
#CD8EFB
#E3BFFD

Shades

#3B0462
#350359
#2C034A
#23023B
#1B022C
#150122

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #440471.

How #440471 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#440471
Protanopia#1B1B71
Protanomaly#301471
Deuteranopia#272770
Deuteranomaly#351D71
Tritanopia#362929
Tritanomaly#3C1F4F
Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

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Using #440471 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-440471: #440471;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #440471;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-440471': '#440471' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.016, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_440471">#440471</color>
SVG fillfill="#440471"

More Purple Colors

#440471 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#440471 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #440471?

#440471 is a dark purple — rgb(68, 4, 113) in RGB and hsl(275, 93%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.54.

What is the RGB value of #440471?

#440471 is rgb(68, 4, 113) — red 68, green 4, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #440471?

#440471 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 96%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #440471 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #440471 scores 13.99:1 against white and 1.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #440471 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #440471 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 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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