What color is #48344F?

#48344F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48344F?

The RGB value is 72, 52, 79: 72 red, 52 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48344F?

The complementary color is #3B4F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48344F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48344F color

#48344F rgb(72, 52, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #48344F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20.4% green and 31% blue (72, 52, 79).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#48344F color codes

HEX	`#48344F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 52, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 34%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 34%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.95, 14.67, -13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.95, 19.63, 318.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.312, 4.398, 7.965)`
Decimal	`4731983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48344F, 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 #48344F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48344F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #48344F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48344f; }
.text { color: #48344f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48344f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 52 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48344f, #4f3448); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #48344F?: #48344F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48344F?: The RGB value is 72, 52, 79: 72 red, 52 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48344F?: The complementary color is #3B4F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48344F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.