Colour
#480A90
- #480A90
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#480A90 is a violet with RGB values 72, 10, 144 and HSL 268°, 87%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#480A90#480A90
HEX#480A90
RGBrgb(72, 10, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.0392, 0.5647
RGB percentages28.2%, 3.9%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(267.8, 87%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.8, 93.1%, 56.5%)
CMYK50%, 93.1%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,721,296
CSS custom property--colour: #480A90;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.2:1
Contrast with white12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#B7F56F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#52900A
Analogous#0A0F90, #8B0A90
Triadic#90480A, #0A9048
Split complementary#908B0A, #0F900A
Tetradic#900A0F, #52900A, #0A908B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G10
B144
Red72 (28.2%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue267.76°
Saturation (HSL)87.01%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 0A · B 90
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