Information about #480F40 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively purple-pink magenta, #480F40 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Eggplant Purple (#430541). Slightly further away sit Rabbit Ear Iris (#491E3C) and Naga Purple (#3F084E).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(72, 15, 64)), which gives #480F40 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #480F40: 14.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #480F40 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#480F40 color variations
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#480F40 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#480F40 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#480F40 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#480F40 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#480F40 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 #480F40 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #480F40
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#430541
#491E3C
#3F084E
#3D0734
#43182F
#431C53
#480656
#54162C
#5C0536
#4D202E
#3A243B
#3F012C
#480F40 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#480F40
- RGB72, 15, 64
- CMYK0, 22, 3, 72
- CSSrgb(72, 15, 64)
- HSL308°, 66%, 17%
- HSL Precise308.421°, 65.517%, 17.059%
- HSV308°, 79%, 28%
- HSB308°, 79%, 28%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.059
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.059, 0.251)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.059, 0.251, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.059, 0.251)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB5.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID480F40
- DECIMAL ID4722496
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
