What color is #48425E?

#48425E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48425E?

The RGB value is 72, 66, 94: 72 red, 66 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48425E?

The complementary color is #585E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48425E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48425E color

#48425E rgb(72, 66, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #48425E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 25.9% green and 36.9% blue (72, 66, 94).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#48425E color codes

HEX	`#48425E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 66, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 25.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 30%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.62, 9.3, -15.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.62, 18.2, 300.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.641, 6.082, 11.412)`
Decimal	`4735582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48425E, 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 #48425E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48425E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #48425E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48425e; }
.text { color: #48425e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48425e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 66 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48425e, #56425e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #48425E?: #48425E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48425E?: The RGB value is 72, 66, 94: 72 red, 66 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48425E?: The complementary color is #585E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48425E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.