Skip to content

#470660 Color

#470660 is rgb(71, 6, 96) in RGB, hsl(283, 88%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 94%, 0%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petunia (#470659), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#470660
HEX#470660
RGBrgb(71, 6, 96)
HSLhsl(283, 88%, 20%)
HSVhsv(283, 94%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 94%, 0%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(30.4% 0.143 313.2)
LABlab(16.71% 38.92 -37.21)
LCHlch(16.71% 53.85 316.29)

What #470660 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 #470660, 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.

#470660 Channel Values

How #470660 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 71 · G 6 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 88% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 94% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.36:1 vs white · 1.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #470660 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 text14.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #470660 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #470660

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #470660; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #470660

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #470660.

How #470660 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#470660
Protanopia#1D1D60
Protanomaly#331660
Deuteranopia#29295F
Deuteranomaly#371F60
Tritanopia#3E2222
Tritanomaly#421A43
Achromatopsia#2A2A2A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #470660 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-470660: #470660;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #470660;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-470660': '#470660' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.024, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_470660">#470660</color>
SVG fillfill="#470660"

More Purple Colors

#470660 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#470660 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #470660?

#470660 is a dark purple — rgb(71, 6, 96) in RGB and hsl(283, 88%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petunia (#470659), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.04.

What is the RGB value of #470660?

#470660 is rgb(71, 6, 96) — red 71, green 6, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #470660?

#470660 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 94%, 0%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #470660 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #470660 scores 14.36:1 against white and 1.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #470660 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #470660 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 18.87, which is visibly different.

Open #470660 in a Tool

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.