#48008e

Color #48008e

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 6.66 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#48008e

RGB

rgb(72, 0, 142)

HSL

hsl(270.4, 100%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270.4, 100%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.3%, 100%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(21.32, 54.1, -59.46)

LCH

lch(21.32, 80.39, 312.3)

OKLCH

oklch(34.8%, 0.1898, 296)

HWB

hwb(270.4, 0%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#468e00

Analogous

#01008e

#48008e

#8e008d

Triadic

#48008e

#8e4800

#008e48

Split-complementary

#48008e

#8d8e00

#008e01

Tetradic

#48008e

#8e0046

#468e00

#008e48

Square

#48008e

#8e0100

#468e00

#008d8e

Shades

Color #48008e mixed toward black.

#3c0076

#30005f

#240047

#18002f

#0c0018

Tints

Color #48008e mixed toward white.

#6700cb

#860aff

#a447ff

#c284ff

#e1c2ff

Tones

Color #48008e mixed toward gray.

#480c82

#481876

#47236a

#472f5f

#473b53

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.67:1

White text reads better on this background (12.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#36357d · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#393c78 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#466d69 · ΔE 34.7

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 28.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #48008e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48008e]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#48008e (#48008e) is rgb(72, 0, 142) in RGB.

No, #48008e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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