Colour

#48274F

#48274F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#48274F is a violet with RGB values 72, 39, 79 and HSL 290°, 34%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#48274F#48274F

HEX#48274F

RGBrgb(72, 39, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1529, 0.3098

RGB percentages28.2%, 15.3%, 31%

HSLhsl(289.5, 33.9%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 50.6%, 31%)

CMYK8.9%, 50.6%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,728,655

CSS custom property--colour: #48274F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.51:1

Contrast with white12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#B7D8B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#213150no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A354Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#492C37no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 32.9 Black · ΔE 36.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.8 Dim grey · ΔE 37.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E4F27

Analogous#34274F, #4F2742

Triadic#4F4827, #274F48

Split complementary#424F27, #274F34

Tetradic#4F3427, #2E4F27, #27424F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B681C1

Lighter +30%#A25FB0

Lighter +20%#864993

Lighter +10%#673871

Darker −10%#29162D

Darker −20%#0A050B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#52185E

Less saturated −25%#3E3640

Channel breakdown

R72

G39

B79

Red72 (28.2%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue289.5°

Saturation (HSL)33.9%

Lightness23.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 27 · B 4F

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