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#48366c color: Petunia

#48366c is rgb(72, 54, 108) in RGB and oklch(37.941% 0.09085 297.258) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

37.9%
0.091
297°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-700
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.02:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #48366c

#48366c is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 37.9% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast and black text 2.02:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Petunia (#4d3466). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-700.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #48366c mixed with white

  1. 48366c
  2. 58487a
  3. 695b89
  4. 7a6e97
  5. 8c82a6
  6. 9e96b5
  7. b1aac3
  8. c4bfd2
  9. d7d4e1
  10. ebe9f0

Darker: #48366c mixed with black

  1. 48366c
  2. 3d2e5d
  3. 33254e
  4. 291e40
  5. 1f1632
  6. 160f25
  7. 0d0819
  8. 06030d
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #48366c with less saturation

  1. 48366c
  2. 473868
  3. 473964
  4. 463b60
  5. 453c5c
  6. 453d58
  7. 443e53
  8. 443f4f
  9. 43404b
  10. 434147

Questions about #48366c

What color is #48366c?

#48366c is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Petunia. In RGB it is rgb(72, 54, 108), in HSL hsl(260, 33.33%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.941% 0.09085 297.258).

What colors go well with #48366c?

The complementary color of #48366c is #3f4800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2d3f72 and #5b2f5b. The triadic partners are #653301 and #005141.

Is white or black text more readable on #48366c?

White text reads better on #48366c: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and black gives 2.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48366c a warm or cool color?

#48366c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 37.9% and its chroma 0.091.