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#48396e color: Meteorite

#48396e is rgb(72, 57, 110) in RGB and oklch(38.664% 0.08855 294.966) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

38.7%
0.089
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #48396e

#48396e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 38.7% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.07:1 contrast and black text 2.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4a3b6a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-700.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #48396e mixed with white

  1. 48396e
  2. 584b7c
  3. 695e8a
  4. 7a7199
  5. 8c84a7
  6. 9e97b6
  7. b0abc4
  8. c4c0d3
  9. d7d5e1
  10. ebeaf0

Darker: #48396e mixed with black

  1. 48396e
  2. 3d305f
  3. 332850
  4. 291f41
  5. 1f1733
  6. 161026
  7. 0d0919
  8. 06040e
  9. 020104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #48396e with less saturation

  1. 48396e
  2. 473b6a
  3. 473c66
  4. 463d62
  5. 463e5e
  6. 463f5a
  7. 454155
  8. 454151
  9. 45424d
  10. 444348

Questions about #48396e

What color is #48396e?

#48396e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Meteorite. In RGB it is rgb(72, 57, 110), in HSL hsl(256.98, 31.74%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.664% 0.08855 294.966).

What colors go well with #48396e?

The complementary color of #48396e is #434900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2c4273 and #5b325e. The triadic partners are #67350a and #005341.

Is white or black text more readable on #48396e?

White text reads better on #48396e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and black gives 2.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48396e a warm or cool color?

#48396e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 38.7% and its chroma 0.089.