#ff478b Color Information

#ff478b Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ff478b. In RGB, it consists of 100.0% Red, 27.8% Green, and 54.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 72.2% Magenta, 45.5% Yellow, and 0% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 337.8°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 63.9%. The decimal value for #ff478b is 16729995, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff3399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ff478b is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ff478b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color255, 71, 139 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color100.0%, 27.8%, 54.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.000, 0.722, 0.455 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.722, 0.455, 0 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color337.8°, 100.0%, 63.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color337.8°, 72.2%, 100.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color48.153, 27.631, 27.221 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color255, 71, 139 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16729995 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color59.554, 72.934, 4.272 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)59.554, 73.059, 3.352 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color59.554, 120.813, -8.860 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color52.565, 71.531, 6.091 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.467, 0.268, 27.631 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294920075 / 0xffff478b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff3399 Copy
Last Updated: November 23, 2024

Shades of #ff478b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ff478b, its pure hue is 337.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 63.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ff478b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #200911 to #df3e7a.

Tints of #ff478b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ff478b, its pure hue is 337.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 63.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ff478b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ff5e9a to #ffe8f1.

Tones of #ff478b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ff478b, its pure hue is 337.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ff478b, which range from #a3a3a3 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff478b (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ff478b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ff478b! For #ff478b, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ff478b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ff478b

This color, #ff478b, consists of 100.0% Red, 27.8% Green, and 54.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 255, Green = 71, Blue = 139. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ff478b is 0% Cyan, 72.2% Magenta, 45.5% Yellow, and 0% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R100.0%
C0.0%
G27.8%
M72.2%
B54.5%
Y45.5%
K0.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 255 71 139
Octal 377 107 213
Hexa #ff #47 #8b
Binary 11111111 01000111 10001011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 72 45 0
Octal 0 110 55 0
Hexa #00 #48 #2d #00
Binary 00000000 01001000 00101101 00000000

Analogous Colors of #ff478b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ff478b — which has hue 337.8° — its analogous colors are located at 7.8° and 337.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff478b.

Triadic Colors of #ff478b

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ff478b — which has hue 337.8° — its triadic colors are located at 97.8° and 337.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff478b.

Complementary Color of #ff478b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ff478b — which has hue 337.8° — its complementary color is located at 157.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff478b.

Split Complementary Colors of #ff478b

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ff478b — which has hue 337.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 127.8° and 337.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff478b.

Tetradic Colors of #ff478b

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ff478b — which has hue 337.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 247.8°, 337.8°, 67.8°, and 157.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff478b.

Monochromatic Colors of #ff478b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ff478b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #ea0056 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ffa3c5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ff478b

We want to make getting started with #ff478b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ff478b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ff478b can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ff478b with other HTML elements.

#ff478b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ff478b.
<span style="color: #ff478b;">The color of this text is #ff478b.</span>

#ff478b Background Color

The background color for this text is #ff478b.
<div style="background-color: #ff478b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ff478b.</div>

#ff478b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ff478b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ff478b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ff478b.</span>

#ff478b Border Color

This is a div with border color #ff478b.
<div style="border: #ff478b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ff478b.</div>

#ff478b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ff478b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ff478b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ff478b on a white background.</div></div>

#ff478b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ff478b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ff478b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ff478b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ff478b to White

This is a gradient from #ff478b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ff478b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ff478b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ff478b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ff478b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ff478b to white.</div>

Gradient from #ff478b to Black

This is a gradient from #ff478b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ff478b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ff478b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ff478b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ff478b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ff478b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ff478b

In addition to using #ff478b on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ff478b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ff478b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 255, Green = 71, Blue = 139). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ff478b in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ff478b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(255, 71, 139)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ff478b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ff478b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ff478b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(255, 71, 139);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ff478b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:255, green:71, blue:139, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:255 green:71 blue:139 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(255f, 71f, 139f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(255, 71, 139);
 

#ff478b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ff478b the same way. For those with color blindness, #ff478b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ff478b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ff478b is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ff478b looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ff478b will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ff478b is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ff478b would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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