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#471BDA Color

#471BDA is rgb(71, 27, 218) in RGB, hsl(254, 78%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 88%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#471BDA
HEX#471BDA
RGBrgb(71, 27, 218)
HSLhsl(254, 78%, 48%)
HSVhsv(254, 88%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 88%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(44.6% 0.254 279.1)
LABlab(30.49% 57.30 -89.38)
LCHlch(30.49% 106.17 302.66)

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

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 9.68Han Purple#5218FAΔE 14.72Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 14.94Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 15.79Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 16.94Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 17.15

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

#471BDA Channel Values

How #471BDA 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 27 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 78% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 88% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.62:1 vs white · 2.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #471BDA 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 text8.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #471BDA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #471BDA

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

Base
#471BDA
Complementary
#ADDA1B
Analogous
#1B4EDA
Analogous
#A71BDA
Triadic
#DA471B
Triadic
#1BDA47
Split comp.
#DAA71B
Split comp.
#4EDA1B

Tints & Shades of #471BDA

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

#5D33E6
#7653EA
#8F72EE
#AC97F2
#C5B6F6
#DFD6FA

Shades

#3F18BF
#34149F
#2B1084
#220D68
#190A4D
#0F062D

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

How #471BDA 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#471BDA
Protanopia#2727DA
Protanomaly#3622DA
Deuteranopia#2F2FDA
Deuteranomaly#3A28DA
Tritanopia#005858
Tritanomaly#1A479D
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #471BDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-471bda: #471BDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #471BDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-471bda': '#471BDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.106, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_471bda">#471BDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#471BDA"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#471BDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #471BDA?

#471BDA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(71, 27, 218) in RGB and hsl(254, 78%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.68.

What is the RGB value of #471BDA?

#471BDA is rgb(71, 27, 218) — red 71, green 27, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #471BDA?

#471BDA converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 88%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #471BDA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #471BDA scores 8.62:1 against white and 2.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #471BDA 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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