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#482C4E closest to Murasaki

#482C4E is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Murasaki. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 17.3% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(72, 44, 78)). Its HSL value is 289° hue, 28% saturation and 24% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. #482C4E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.03:1.

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Variations of #482C4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#482C4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#482C4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #482C4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2F374D
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #28344F
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #33334F
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2F374D
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #38344D
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #493039
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #492E45
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #363636
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3B343D

#482C4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.03:1 Super#482C4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#482C4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#482C4E in CSS

/* Murasaki */
.color { color: #482C4E; }
.background { background-color: #482C4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #482C4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(72 44 78);
color: hsl(289 28% 24%);
color: oklch(0.342 0.068 320.4);

#482C4E FAQ

What color is #482C4E?

#482C4E is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Murasaki. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #482C4E?

#482C4E is rgb(72, 44, 78) in RGB, hsl(289, 28%, 24%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 44%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #482C4E?

The complementary color of #482C4E is #324E2C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #482C4E?

White text has the best contrast on #482C4E: 12.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #482C4E a warm or cool color?

#482C4E is a cool color.