What color is #48335E?

#48335E is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48335E?

The RGB value is 72, 51, 94: 72 red, 51 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48335E?

The complementary color is #495E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48335E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48335E color

#48335E rgb(72, 51, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #48335E is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20% green and 36.9% blue (72, 51, 94).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 30% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#48335E color codes

HEX	`#48335E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 51, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 30%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 46%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 46%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.42, 19.16, -22.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.42, 29.3, 310.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.876, 4.554, 11.157)`
Decimal	`4731742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48335E, 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 #48335E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48335E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #48335E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48335e; }
.text { color: #48335e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48335e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 51 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48335e, #5d335e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #48335E?: #48335E is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48335E?: The RGB value is 72, 51, 94: 72 red, 51 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48335E?: The complementary color is #495E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48335E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.