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Colour

#482D56

  • #482D56
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#482D56 is a violet with RGB values 72, 45, 86 and HSL 280°, 31%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#482D56#482D56
HEX#482D56
RGBrgb(72, 45, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1765, 0.3373
RGB percentages28.2%, 17.6%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(279.5, 31.3%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 47.7%, 33.7%)
CMYK16.3%, 47.7%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,730,198
CSS custom property--colour: #482D56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#B7D2A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#253657no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C3855no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#47333Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Midnight blue · ΔE 32.3Dim grey · ΔE 35.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.1Black · ΔE 37.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B562D
Analogous#342D56, #562D50
Triadic#56482D, #2D5648
Split complementary#50562D, #2D5634
Tetradic#56342D, #3B562D, #2D5056

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B08CC3
Lighter +30%#996BB1
Lighter +20%#805099
Lighter +10%#643F77
Darker −10%#2C1B35
Darker −20%#100A13
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D1D66
Less saturated −25%#433D46

Channel breakdown

R72
G45
B86
Red72 (28.2%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue279.51°
Saturation (HSL)31.3%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 2D · B 56

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