Information about #473261 color

#473261 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #473261 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(71, 50, 97) — 27.8% red, 19.6% green, 38% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 18 / 0 / 62. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #473261 reads as a moderately toned blue-purple violet and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Hallmark Purple (#452C63). Slightly further away sit Dancing Queen (#4A2D68) and As You Like It Liz (#482E6A).

The recipe behind #473261 is rgb(71, 50, 97), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #473261: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:62), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#473261 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#473261 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #473261

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Jacarta color link
Jacarta

#3D325D

Zodiac color link
Zodiac

#413A5D

Jelly color link
Jelly

#3E3267

Scarlet Gum color link
Scarlet Gum

#4A2D57

Meteorite color link
Meteorite

#4A3B6A

An color link
An

#3B2A60

Adventure color link
Adventure

#414062

Vortex color link
Vortex

#3A385B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#473261
  • RGB71, 50, 97
  • CMYK10, 18, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(71, 50, 97)
  • HSL267°, 32%, 29%
  • HSL Precise266.809°, 31.973%, 28.824%
  • HSV267°, 48%, 38%
  • HSB267°, 48%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.196, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.196, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.196, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID473261
  • DECIMAL ID4665953
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01