What color is #48295B?

#48295B is a dark, desaturated violet known as Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Acai?

The RGB value is 72, 41, 91: 72 red, 41 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Acai?

The complementary color is #3C5B29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48295B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Acai color: hex code #48295B

#48295B rgb(72, 41, 91)

Shades of purple

Acai has the hex code #48295B. It is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 16.1% green and 35.7% blue (72, 41, 91).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 38% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

Acai (#48295B) color codes

HEX	`#48295B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 41, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 16.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 38%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 55%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 55%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.72, 24.76, -24.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.72, 34.81, 315.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.353, 3.719, 10.331)`
Decimal	`4729179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Acai, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #48295B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48295B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #48295B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48295b; }
.text { color: #48295b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48295b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 41 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48295b, #5b2955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

See #48295B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #48295B?: #48295B is a dark, desaturated violet known as Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Acai?: The RGB value is 72, 41, 91: 72 red, 41 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Acai?: The complementary color is #3C5B29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48295B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.