What color is #48389A?

#48389A is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48389A?

The RGB value is 72, 56, 154: 72 red, 56 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48389A?

The complementary color is #8A9A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48389A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48389A color

#48389A rgb(72, 56, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #48389A is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 22% green and 60.4% blue (72, 56, 154).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 47% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Purple (#472E97), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#48389A color codes

HEX	`#48389A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 56, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 22%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 47%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 64%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 64%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.73, 33.96, -51.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.73, 61.63, 303.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.918, 6.539, 31.305)`
Decimal	`4733082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48389A, 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 #48389A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48389A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #48389A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48389a; }
.text { color: #48389a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48389a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 56 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48389a, #79389a); }

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Questions

What color is #48389A?: #48389A is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48389A?: The RGB value is 72, 56, 154: 72 red, 56 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48389A?: The complementary color is #8A9A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48389A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.