Close to Rebecca Purple
#482F91
#482F91 is a dark, rich purple, close to the color Rebecca Purple. In RGB it’s made of 28.2% red, 18.4% green, and 56.9% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 51% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #482F91.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
10.04:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.09:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.04:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.09:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #482F91 as they’d see it.
#482F91 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #482F91
What color is #482F91?
#482F91 is a dark, rich purple, close to the color Rebecca Purple. In RGB it’s made of 28.2% red, 18.4% green, and 56.9% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 51% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #482F91 in RGB?
#482F91 is rgb(72, 47, 145): 72 red, 47 green, and 145 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #482F91 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(50, 68, 0, 43). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #482F91?
PANTONE 273 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #482F91?
Its complement #354800 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.