What color is #48345B?

#48345B 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 #48345B?

The RGB value is 72, 52, 91: 72 red, 52 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48345B?

The complementary color is #475B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48345B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48345B color

#48345B rgb(72, 52, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #48345B is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20.4% green and 35.7% blue (72, 52, 91).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#48345B color codes

HEX	`#48345B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 52, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 43%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 43%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.53, 17.71, -20.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.53, 26.74, 311.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.788, 4.589, 10.476)`
Decimal	`4731995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48345B, 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 #48345B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48345B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #48345B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48345b; }
.text { color: #48345b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48345b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 52 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48345b, #5b345b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #48345B?: #48345B 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 #48345B?: The RGB value is 72, 52, 91: 72 red, 52 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48345B?: The complementary color is #475B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48345B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.