#471038 Color

#471038 is rgb(71, 16, 56) in RGB, hsl(316, 63%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 77%, 21%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), visibly different at ΔE 13.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#471038

HEX#471038

RGBrgb(71, 16, 56)

HSLhsl(316, 63%, 17%)

HSVhsv(316, 77%, 28%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 21%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(28.4% 0.097 340.7)

LABlab(15.56% 29.74 -11.57)

LCHlch(15.56% 31.91 338.74)

What #471038 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 #471038, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 13.46 Dark Purple#301934ΔE 14.22 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 14.38 Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 15.29 Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 15.54 Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 15.74

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

#471038 Channel Values

How #471038 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 16 · B 56	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 316° · S 63% · L 17%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 316° · S 77% · V 28%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 77% · Y 21% · K 72%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.01:1 vs white · 1.4:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #471038 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 text15.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #471038

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #471038; 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 #471038

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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How #471038 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#471038

Protanopia#212138

Protanomaly#341B38

Deuteranopia#2B2B37

Deuteranomaly#382337

Tritanopia#441919

Tritanomaly#461628

Achromatopsia#272727

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Using #471038 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-471038: #471038;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #471038;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-471038': '#471038' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.063, blue: 0.220)

Android XML<color name="color_471038">#471038</color>

SVG fillfill="#471038"

More Pink Colors

#471038 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

#471038 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #471038?

#471038 is a darkest pink — rgb(71, 16, 56) in RGB and hsl(316, 63%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.46.

What is the RGB value of #471038?

#471038 is rgb(71, 16, 56) — red 71, green 16, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #471038?

#471038 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 77%, 21%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #471038 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #471038 scores 15.01:1 against white and 1.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #471038 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #471038 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 35.47, which is a different colour altogether.

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