#482159

Color #482159

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.02 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#482159

RGB

rgb(72, 33, 89)

HSL

hsl(281.8, 45.9%, 23.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.8, 62.9%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.1%, 62.9%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(20.78, 29.06, -26.22)

LCH

lch(20.78, 39.14, 317.94)

OKLCH

oklch(32.9%, 0.1027, 314.37)

HWB

hwb(281.8, 12.9%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#325921

Analogous

#2c2159

#482159

#59214e

Triadic

#482159

#594821

#215948

Split-complementary

#482159

#4e5921

#21592c

Tetradic

#482159

#592132

#325921

#215948

Square

#482159

#592c21

#325921

#214e59

Shades

Color #482159 mixed toward black.

#3c1b4a

#30163b

#24102c

#180b1e

#0c050f

Tints

Color #482159 mixed toward white.

#6e3288

#9444b7

#af71cb

#caa1dc

#e4d0ee

Tones

Color #482159 mixed toward gray.

#462654

#442a50

#422f4b

#413446

#3f3842

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.64:1

White text reads better on this background (12.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3a50 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#3d3f4d · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#474745 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#323232 · ΔE 22.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #482159;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#482159]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#482159 (#482159) is rgb(72, 33, 89) in RGB.

No, #482159 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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