Recognised as Colour

#48247D

#48247D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#48247D is a violet with RGB values 72, 36, 125 and HSL 264°, 55%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#48247D

RGBrgb(72, 36, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1412, 0.4902

RGB percentages28.2%, 14.1%, 49%

HSLhsl(264.3, 55.3%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.3, 71.2%, 49%)

CMYK42.4%, 71.2%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,727,933

CSS custom property--colour: #48247D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.51:1

Contrast with white11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#B7DB82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003A80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#00387Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Tritanopia#3B3A4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11 Midnight blue · ΔE 11.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 13 Indigo · ΔE 17.7 Purple · ΔE 24 Slate blue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#597D24

Analogous#242D7D, #75247D

Triadic#7D4824, #247D48

Split complementary#7D7424, #2D7D24

Tetradic#7D242C, #597D24, #247D74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AF8EDF

Lighter +30%#9367D3

Lighter +20%#763FC8

Lighter +10%#5F2FA5

Darker −10%#311955

Darker −20%#1A0D2E

Darker −30%#040206

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#441091

Less saturated −25%#4C3869

Channel breakdown

R72

G36

B125

Red72 (28.2%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue264.27°

Saturation (HSL)55.28%

Lightness31.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 24 · B 7D

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