#470B3B Color

#470B3B is rgb(71, 11, 59) in RGB, hsl(312, 73%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 85%, 17%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Purple (#682860), visibly different at ΔE 13.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#470B3B

HEX#470B3B

RGBrgb(71, 11, 59)

HSLhsl(312, 73%, 16%)

HSVhsv(312, 85%, 28%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 85%, 17%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(28.1% 0.106 337.6)

LABlab(14.99% 32.00 -14.57)

LCHlch(14.99% 35.16 335.52)

What #470B3B 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 #470B3B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 13.83 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 14.4 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 14.98 Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 15.73 Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 15.79 Byzantium#702963ΔE 15.82

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

#470B3B Channel Values

How #470B3B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 71 · G 11 · B 59	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 312° · S 73% · L 16%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 312° · S 85% · V 28%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 85% · Y 17% · K 72%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.23:1 vs white · 1.38:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #470B3B 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 text15.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #470B3B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #470B3B; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #470B3B

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

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How #470B3B 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#470B3B

Protanopia#1F1F3B

Protanomaly#33193B

Deuteranopia#2A2A3A

Deuteranomaly#38213A

Tritanopia#441717

Tritanomaly#451329

Achromatopsia#262626

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Using #470B3B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-470b3b: #470B3B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #470B3B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-470b3b': '#470B3B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.043, blue: 0.231)

Android XML<color name="color_470b3b">#470B3B</color>

SVG fillfill="#470B3B"

More Pink Colors

#470B3B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#470B3B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #470B3B?

#470B3B is a darkest pink — rgb(71, 11, 59) in RGB and hsl(312, 73%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Purple (#682860), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.83.

What is the RGB value of #470B3B?

#470B3B is rgb(71, 11, 59) — red 71, green 11, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #470B3B?

#470B3B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 85%, 17%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #470B3B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #470B3B scores 15.23:1 against white and 1.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #470B3B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #470B3B 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 33.76, which is a different colour altogether.

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