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#48314C closest to Shadow Purple

#48314C is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Shadow Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 19.2% green and 29.8% blue (rgb(72, 49, 76)). Its HSL value is 291° hue, 22% saturation and 25% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black. #48314C is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.54:1.

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Variations of #48314C

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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#48314C 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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#48314C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #48314C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #343A4B
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2E374D
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #36364D
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #343A4B
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3A374B
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #49343B
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #493245
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #393939
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3D373E

#48314C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.54:1 Very good#48314C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#48314C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#48314C in CSS

/* Shadow Purple */
.color { color: #48314C; }
.background { background-color: #48314C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #48314C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(72 49 76);
color: hsl(291 22% 25%);
color: oklch(0.351 0.055 321.4);

#48314C FAQ

What color is #48314C?

#48314C is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #48314C?

#48314C is rgb(72, 49, 76) in RGB, hsl(291, 22%, 25%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 36%, 0%, 70%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #48314C?

The complementary color of #48314C is #354C31, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #48314C?

White text has the best contrast on #48314C: 11.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #48314C a warm or cool color?

#48314C is a cool color.