What color is #48395A?

#48395A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48395A?

The RGB value is 72, 57, 90: 72 red, 57 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48395A?

The complementary color is #4B5A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48395A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48395A color

#48395A rgb(72, 57, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #48395A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 22.4% green and 35.3% blue (72, 57, 90).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#48395A color codes

HEX	`#48395A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 57, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 22.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 37%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 37%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.85, 14.15, -17.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.85, 22.37, 309.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.981, 5.042, 10.329)`
Decimal	`4733274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48395A, 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 #48395A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48395A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #48395A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48395a; }
.text { color: #48395a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48395a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 57 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48395a, #59395a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #48395A?: #48395A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48395A?: The RGB value is 72, 57, 90: 72 red, 57 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48395A?: The complementary color is #4B5A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48395A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.