#480091

Color #480091

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 8.17 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#480091

RGB

rgb(72, 0, 145)

HSL

hsl(269.8, 100%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.8, 100%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.3%, 100%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(21.66, 54.79, -60.77)

LCH

lch(21.66, 81.82, 312.04)

OKLCH

oklch(35.1%, 0.1925, 295.07)

HWB

hwb(269.8, 0%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#499100

Analogous

#000091

#480091

#900091

Triadic

#480091

#914800

#009148

Split-complementary

#480091

#919000

#009100

Tetradic

#480091

#910049

#499100

#009148

Square

#480091

#910000

#499100

#009190

Shades

Color #480091 mixed toward black.

#3c0079

#300061

#240048

#180030

#0c0018

Tints

Color #480091 mixed toward white.

#6600ce

#840cff

#a348ff

#c285ff

#e0c2ff

Tones

Color #480091 mixed toward gray.

#480c85

#481879

#48246d

#483061

#483c54

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.68:1

White text reads better on this background (12.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#363580 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#393c7b · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#46706c · ΔE 35.5

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 28.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #480091;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#480091]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#480091 (#480091) is rgb(72, 0, 145) in RGB.

No, #480091 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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