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#48348D

#48348d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#48348d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 20.39% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.94% cyan, 63.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 253.48°, with 46.11% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0576

Complementary

  1. #48348d
  2. #798d34

Split complementary

  1. #48348d
  2. #8d7434
  3. #4d8d34

Analogous

  1. #344d8d
  2. #48348d
  3. #74348d

Triadic

  1. #48348d
  2. #8d4834
  3. #348d48

Tetradic

  1. #48348d
  2. #8d3479
  3. #798d34
  4. #348d48

Square

  1. #48348d
  2. #8d344d
  3. #798d34
  4. #348d74

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0b1d
  2. #2b1f55
  3. #48348d
  4. #684fbe
  5. #9887d3

Shades

#48348d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48348d
  2. #412f7f
  3. #3a2a71
  4. #322463
  5. #2b1f55
  6. #241a47
  7. #1d1538
  8. #16102a
  9. #0e0a1c
  10. #07050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#48348d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48348d
  2. #5a4898
  3. #6d5da4
  4. #7f71af
  5. #9185bb
  6. #a49ac6
  7. #b6aed1
  8. #c8c2dd
  9. #dad6e8
  10. #edebf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48348d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48348d
  2. #4e3c8c
  3. #53438a
  4. #594b89
  5. #5e5288
  6. #645a87
  7. #6a6285
  8. #6f6984
  9. #757183
  10. #7a7881
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463e69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004690 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00428b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #31495b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #283f8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #283d8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c4172 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48348d {
  color: #48348d;
}
Background
.bg-48348d {
  background-color: #48348d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-48348d {
  border: 2px solid #48348d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48348d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 52 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 46% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48348d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48348d, #74348d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48348d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 52 141 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 2.91 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.95 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.04 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.57 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.05 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.10 #b7cb72 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#48348d  rgb(72, 52, 141)  hsl(253, 46%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#798d34  rgb(121, 141, 52)  hsl(73, 46%, 38%)  Olive Drab
#8d4834  rgb(141, 72, 52)  hsl(13, 46%, 38%)  Chestnut
#348d48  rgb(52, 141, 72)  hsl(133, 46%, 38%)  Sea Green