Colour
#48028D
- #48028D
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#48028D is a violet with RGB values 72, 2, 141 and HSL 270°, 97%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#48028D#48028D
HEX#48028D
RGBrgb(72, 2, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.0078, 0.5529
RGB percentages28.2%, 0.8%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(270.2, 97.2%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 98.6%, 55.3%)
CMYK48.9%, 98.6%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,719,245
CSS custom property--colour: #48028D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#B7FD72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#478D02
Analogous#03028D, #8D028C
Triadic#8D4802, #028D48
Split complementary#8C8D02, #028D03
Tetradic#8D0302, #478D02, #028C8D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G2
B141
Red72 (28.2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue270.22°
Saturation (HSL)97.2%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 02 · B 8D
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