What color is #48357B?

#48357B is a dark, desaturated violet known as Galactic Compass. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Galactic Compass?

The RGB value is 72, 53, 123: 72 red, 53 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Galactic Compass?

The complementary color is #687B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48357B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Galactic Compass color: hex code #48357B

#48357B rgb(72, 53, 123)

Shades of purple

Galactic Compass has the hex code #48357B. It is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20.8% green and 48.2% blue (72, 53, 123).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 40% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

Galactic Compass (#48357B) color codes

HEX	`#48357B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 53, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 40%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 57%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 57%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.72, 26.2, -37.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.72, 45.43, 305.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.52, 5.354, 19.372)`
Decimal	`4732283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Galactic Compass, 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 #48357B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48357B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #48357B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48357b; }
.text { color: #48357b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48357b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 53 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48357b, #6b357b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #48357B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #48357B?: #48357B is a dark, desaturated violet known as Galactic Compass. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Galactic Compass?: The RGB value is 72, 53, 123: 72 red, 53 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Galactic Compass?: The complementary color is #687B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48357B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.