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Recognised as Colour

#48385D

  • #48385D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#48385D is a violet with RGB values 72, 56, 93 and HSL 266°, 25%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#48385D#48385D
HEX#48385D
RGBrgb(72, 56, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2196, 0.3647
RGB percentages28.2%, 22%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(265.9, 24.8%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 39.8%, 36.5%)
CMYK22.6%, 39.8%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,733,021
CSS custom property--colour: #48385D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.5:1
Contrast with white10.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B7C7A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#303F5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#333F5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#453E46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Dim grey · ΔE 30.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.9Slate grey · ΔE 32.8Steel blue · ΔE 34.8Light slate grey · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D5D38
Analogous#383A5D, #5A385D
Triadic#5D4838, #385D48
Split complementary#5D5A38, #3A5D38
Tetradic#5D383A, #4D5D38, #385D5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AE9DC4
Lighter +30%#947DB1
Lighter +20%#795E9D
Lighter +10%#614B7D
Darker −10%#2F253D
Darker −20%#17121D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#452570
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R72
G56
B93
Red72 (28.2%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue265.95°
Saturation (HSL)24.83%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 38 · B 5D

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