What color is #48446A?

#48446A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48446A?

The RGB value is 72, 68, 106: 72 red, 68 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48446A?

The complementary color is #666A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48446A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48446A color

#48446A rgb(72, 68, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #48446A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 26.7% green and 41.6% blue (72, 68, 106).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 22% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#48446A color codes

HEX	`#48446A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 68, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 26.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 22%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 36%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.77, 11.35, -21.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.77, 24.34, 297.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.34, 6.552, 14.511)`
Decimal	`4736106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48446A, 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 #48446A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48446A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #48446A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48446a; }
.text { color: #48446a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48446a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 68 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48446a, #5b446a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #48446A?: #48446A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48446A?: The RGB value is 72, 68, 106: 72 red, 68 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48446A?: The complementary color is #666A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48446A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.