Information about #480A99 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#480A99 is a intensely saturated blue-purple violet that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to RRAGZ (#460C9D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Strong Blue Violet (#3F00A8) and Metallic Violet (#5B0A91).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(72, 10, 153)), which gives #480A99 its character. If you plan to put text on a #480A99 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #480A99 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#480A99 color variations
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#480A99 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#480A99 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#480A99 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#480A99 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#480A99 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #480A99 color
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Nearest named colors to #480A99
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#460C9D
#3F00A8
#5B0A91
#5400A8
#4B1D8F
#4F1E9E
#551B8C
#4B0082
#391285
#432087
#6004A8
#520E7D
#480A99 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#480A99
- RGB72, 10, 153
- CMYK32, 56, 0, 40
- CSSrgb(72, 10, 153)
- HSL266°, 88%, 32%
- HSL Precise266.014°, 87.73%, 31.961%
- HSV266°, 93%, 60%
- HSB266°, 93%, 60%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.039
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.039, 0.600)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.039, 0.600, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.039, 0.600)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB3.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID480A99
- DECIMAL ID4721305
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
