Colour
#48007E
- #48007E
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#48007E is a violet with RGB values 72, 0, 126 and HSL 274°, 100%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#48007E#48007E
HEX#48007E
RGBrgb(72, 0, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0, 0.4941
RGB percentages28.2%, 0%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(274.3, 100%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 100%, 49.4%)
CMYK42.9%, 100%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,718,718
CSS custom property--colour: #48007E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.32:1
Contrast with white13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#B7FF81
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#367E00
Analogous#09007E, #7E0075
Triadic#7E4800, #007E48
Split complementary#757E00, #007E09
Tetradic#7E0900, #367E00, #00757E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G0
B126
Red72 (28.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue274.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 00 · B 7E
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