#474155
Charcoal · dark cool purple
About #474155
#474155 is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 25% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 10.9); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4F5541 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #474155 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.74:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #474155?
#474155 is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 25% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #474155?
Use white text. White on #474155 has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #474155?
Its complementary colour is #4F5541, and analogous partners are #414555 and #514155.