#48424d

Color #48424d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#48424d

RGB

rgb(72, 66, 77)

HSL

hsl(272.7, 7.7%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.7, 14.3%, 30.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 14.3%, 0%, 69.8%)

LAB

lab(28.93, 4.99, -5.7)

LCH

lch(28.93, 7.58, 311.2)

OKLCH

oklch(38.9%, 0.0199, 309.69)

HWB

hwb(272.7, 25.9%, 69.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#474d42

Analogous

#42424d

#48424d

#4d424c

Triadic

#48424d

#4d4842

#424d48

Split-complementary

#48424d

#4c4d42

#424d42

Tetradic

#48424d

#4d4247

#474d42

#424d48

Square

#48424d

#4d4242

#474d42

#424c4d

Shades

Color #48424d mixed toward black.

#3c3740

#302c33

#242126

#18161a

#0c0b0d

Tints

Color #48424d mixed toward white.

#675e6e

#857b8e

#a49caa

#c2bdc7

#e1dee3

Tones

Color #48424d mixed toward gray.

#48434c

#48444b

#48454a

#484649

#474648

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.16:1

White text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#45454b · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#46464a · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#484848 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #48424d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48424d]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#48424d (#48424d) is rgb(72, 66, 77) in RGB.

No, #48424d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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