Colour

#481D48

#481D48
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#481D48 is a magenta with RGB values 72, 29, 72 and HSL 300°, 43%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#481D48#481D48

HEX#481D48

RGBrgb(72, 29, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1137, 0.2824

RGB percentages28.2%, 11.4%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(300, 42.6%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 59.7%, 28.2%)

CMYK0%, 59.7%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,726,088

CSS custom property--colour: #481D48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.59:1

Contrast with white13.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#B7E2B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#192A49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#263047no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4A222Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 32.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.1 Black · ΔE 37.7 Purple · ΔE 38.2 Dim grey · ΔE 41.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1D481D

Analogous#331D48, #481D33

Triadic#48481D, #1D4848

Split complementary#33481D, #1D4833

Tetradic#48331D, #1D481D, #1D3348

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C46DC4

Lighter +30%#B549B5

Lighter +20%#913A91

Lighter +10%#6C2C6C

Darker −10%#240E24

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#551055

Less saturated −25%#3B2A3B

Channel breakdown

R72

G29

B72

Red72 (28.2%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)42.57%

Lightness19.8%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 1D · B 48

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#481D48

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else