#48414c

Color #48414c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#48414c

RGB

rgb(72, 65, 76)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 7.8%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 14.5%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 14.5%, 0%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(28.59, 5.4, -5.55)

LCH

lch(28.59, 7.74, 314.22)

OKLCH

oklch(38.7%, 0.0205, 313.42)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 25.5%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#454c41

Analogous

#42414c

#48414c

#4c414a

Triadic

#48414c

#4c4841

#414c48

Split-complementary

#48414c

#4a4c41

#414c42

Tetradic

#48414c

#4c4145

#454c41

#414c48

Square

#48414c

#4c4241

#454c41

#414a4c

Shades

Color #48414c mixed toward black.

#3c363f

#302b33

#242026

#181619

#0c0b0d

Tints

Color #48414c mixed toward white.

#675d6d

#877a8e

#a59baa

#c3bdc6

#e1dee3

Tones

Color #48414c mixed toward gray.

#48424b

#47434a

#474449

#474548

#474547

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.14:1

White text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#45454a · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#454649 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#484747 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #48414c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48414c]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#48414c (#48414c) is rgb(72, 65, 76) in RGB.

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

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