What color is #48355A?

#48355A 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 #48355A?

The RGB value is 72, 53, 90: 72 red, 53 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48355A?

The complementary color is #475A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48355A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48355A color

#48355A rgb(72, 53, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #48355A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20.8% green and 35.3% blue (72, 53, 90).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#48355A color codes

HEX	`#48355A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 53, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 41%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.75, 16.79, -19.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.75, 25.39, 311.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.791, 4.662, 10.266)`
Decimal	`4732250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48355A, 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 #48355A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48355A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #48355A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48355a; }
.text { color: #48355a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48355a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 53 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48355a, #5a3559); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #48355A?: #48355A 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 #48355A?: The RGB value is 72, 53, 90: 72 red, 53 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48355A?: The complementary color is #475A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48355A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.