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#48115F Color

#48115F is rgb(72, 17, 95) in RGB, hsl(282, 70%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 82%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petunia (#470659), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#48115F
HEX#48115F
RGBrgb(72, 17, 95)
HSLhsl(282, 70%, 22%)
HSVhsv(282, 82%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 82%, 0%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(31.4% 0.133 313.4)
LABlab(18.09% 35.44 -34.31)
LCHlch(18.09% 49.33 315.93)

What #48115F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #48115F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#48115F Channel Values

How #48115F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 72 · G 17 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 70% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 82% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 82% · Y 0% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.81:1 vs white · 1.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #48115F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #48115F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #48115F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #48115F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #48115F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#48115F
Protanopia#22225F
Protanomaly#351C5F
Deuteranopia#2C2C5E
Deuteranomaly#39245F
Tritanopia#402626
Tritanomaly#431F44
Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

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Using #48115F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-48115f: #48115F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #48115F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-48115f': '#48115F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.067, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_48115f">#48115F</color>
SVG fillfill="#48115F"

More Purple Colors

#48115F sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#48115F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #48115F?

#48115F is a dark purple — rgb(72, 17, 95) in RGB and hsl(282, 70%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petunia (#470659), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.17.

What is the RGB value of #48115F?

#48115F is rgb(72, 17, 95) — red 72, green 17, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #48115F?

#48115F converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 82%, 0%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #48115F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #48115F scores 13.81:1 against white and 1.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #48115F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #48115F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 19.38, which is visibly different.

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