What color is #482A75?

#482A75 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Mystic Nights. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #482A75?

The RGB value is 72, 42, 117: 72 red, 42 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #482A75?

The complementary color is #57752A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #482A75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#482A75 color

#482A75 rgb(72, 42, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #482A75 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 16.5% green and 45.9% blue (72, 42, 117).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 47% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mystic Nights (#4B2C74), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#482A75 color codes

HEX	`#482A75`
RGB	`rgb(72, 42, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 16.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 47%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 64%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 64%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.7, 31.24, -38.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.7, 49.33, 309.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.711, 4.318, 17.306)`
Decimal	`4729461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #482A75, 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 #482A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#482A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #482A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #482a75; }
.text { color: #482a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #482a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 42 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #482a75, #6e2a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #482A75?: #482A75 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Mystic Nights. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #482A75?: The RGB value is 72, 42, 117: 72 red, 42 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #482A75?: The complementary color is #57752A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #482A75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.