#48414b

Color #48414b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#48414b

RGB

rgb(72, 65, 75)

HSL

hsl(282, 7.1%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282, 13.3%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 13.3%, 0%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(28.55, 5.17, -4.95)

LCH

lch(28.55, 7.16, 316.25)

OKLCH

oklch(38.6%, 0.0191, 315.85)

HWB

hwb(282, 25.5%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#444b41

Analogous

#43414b

#48414b

#4b4149

Triadic

#48414b

#4b4841

#414b48

Split-complementary

#48414b

#494b41

#414b43

Tetradic

#48414b

#4b4144

#444b41

#414b48

Square

#48414b

#4b4341

#444b41

#41494b

Shades

Color #48414b mixed toward black.

#3c363f

#302b32

#242126

#181619

#0c0b0d

Tints

Color #48414b mixed toward white.

#685e6c

#877b8d

#a59ca9

#c3bdc6

#e1dee2

Tones

Color #48414b mixed toward gray.

#48424a

#474349

#474449

#474448

#464547

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.13:1

White text reads better on this background (9.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454549 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#454648 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#484746 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #48414b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48414b]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#48414b (#48414b) is rgb(72, 65, 75) in RGB.

No, #48414b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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