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#471A89 Color

#471A89 is rgb(71, 26, 137) in RGB, hsl(264, 68%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 81%, 0%, 46%) 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 6.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#471A89
HEX#471A89
RGBrgb(71, 26, 137)
HSLhsl(264, 68%, 32%)
HSVhsv(264, 81%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 81%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(35.9% 0.168 294.7)
LABlab(22.51% 39.81 -54.12)
LCHlch(22.51% 67.18 306.34)

What #471A89 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 #471A89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 6.57Indigo#4B0082ΔE 7.74KSU Purple#512888ΔE 9.11Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 10.36Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 11.72Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 11.87

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

#471A89 Channel Values

How #471A89 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 26 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 68% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 81% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.82:1 vs white · 1.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #471A89 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 text11.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #471A89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #471A89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#471A89
Complementary
#5D891A
Analogous
#1A2589
Analogous
#7E1A89
Triadic
#89471A
Triadic
#1A8947
Split comp.
#897E1A
Split comp.
#25891A

Tints & Shades of #471A89

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

#5A21B0
#712DD7
#8B54DE
#A87EE7
#C2A5EE
#DFD0F6

Shades

#3E1778
#351467
#2C1056
#230D45
#1A0A33
#120722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #471A89.

How #471A89 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#471A89
Protanopia#262689
Protanomaly#362289
Deuteranopia#2E2E89
Deuteranomaly#3A2889
Tritanopia#323939
Tritanomaly#3C2F63
Achromatopsia#373737

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Using #471A89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-471a89: #471A89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #471A89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-471a89': '#471A89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.102, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_471a89">#471A89</color>
SVG fillfill="#471A89"

More Purple Colors

#471A89 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#471A89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #471A89?

#471A89 is a dark purple — rgb(71, 26, 137) in RGB and hsl(264, 68%, 32%) 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 6.57.

What is the RGB value of #471A89?

#471A89 is rgb(71, 26, 137) — red 71, green 26, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #471A89?

#471A89 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 81%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #471A89 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #471A89 scores 11.82:1 against white and 1.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #471A89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #471A89 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 7.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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