#480242

Color #480242

A vivid, highly saturated very dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 29.48 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#480242

RGB

rgb(72, 2, 66)

HSL

hsl(305.1, 94.6%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.1, 97.2%, 28.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 97.2%, 8.3%, 71.8%)

LAB

lab(14.48, 37.72, -20.51)

LCH

lch(14.48, 42.94, 331.47)

OKLCH

oklch(27.9%, 0.1226, 332.49)

HWB

hwb(305.1, 0.8%, 71.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#024808

Analogous

#2b0248

#480242

#48021f

Triadic

#480242

#424802

#024248

Split-complementary

#480242

#1f4802

#02482b

Tetradic

#480242

#480802

#024808

#024248

Square

#480242

#482b02

#024808

#021f48

Shades

Color #480242 mixed toward black.

#3c0237

#30012c

#240121

#180116

#0c000b

Tints

Color #480242 mixed toward white.

#8f0483

#d506c4

#f92be8

#fb72ef

#fdb8f7

Tones

Color #480242 mixed toward gray.

#42083d

#3c0e38

#361333

#31192f

#2b1f2a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.36:1

White text reads better on this background (15.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#363639 · ΔE 23.2

Deuteranopia

#393c37 · ΔE 31

Tritanopia

#46312f · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 23.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #480242;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#480242]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#480242 (#480242) is rgb(72, 2, 66) in RGB.

No, #480242 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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