What color is #480656?

#480656 is a very dark, vivid magenta known as Clairvoyant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Clairvoyant?

The RGB value is 72, 6, 86: 72 red, 6 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Clairvoyant?

The complementary color is #145606, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #480656?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Clairvoyant color: hex code #480656

#480656 rgb(72, 6, 86)

Shades of purple

Clairvoyant has the hex code #480656. It is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 2.4% green and 33.7% blue (72, 6, 86).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 87% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

Clairvoyant (#480656) color codes

HEX	`#480656`
RGB	`rgb(72, 6, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 2.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 87%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 93%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 93%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.41, 40.09, -31.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.41, 50.81, 322.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.417, 2.18, 8.99)`
Decimal	`4720214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Clairvoyant, 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 #480656	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#480656 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #480656 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #480656; }
.text { color: #480656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #480656; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 6 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #480656, #56063c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

See #480656 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #480656?: #480656 is a very dark, vivid magenta known as Clairvoyant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Clairvoyant?: The RGB value is 72, 6, 86: 72 red, 6 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Clairvoyant?: The complementary color is #145606, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #480656?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.