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Recognised as Colour

#483A53

  • #483A53
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#483A53 is a violet with RGB values 72, 58, 83 and HSL 274°, 18%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#483A53#483A53
HEX#483A53
RGBrgb(72, 58, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2275, 0.3255
RGB percentages28.2%, 22.7%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(273.6, 17.7%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 30.1%, 32.5%)
CMYK13.3%, 30.1%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,733,523
CSS custom property--colour: #483A53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#B7C5AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#363F54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#394052no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#473D43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 24.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 29.6Gray · ΔE 31.9Black · ΔE 31.9Light slate grey · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45533A
Analogous#3B3A53, #533A52
Triadic#53483A, #3A5348
Split complementary#52533A, #3A533B
Tetradic#533B3A, #45533A, #3A5253

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AE9EBB
Lighter +30%#9580A6
Lighter +20%#7C648F
Lighter +10%#624F71
Darker −10%#2E2535
Darker −20%#141017
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A2865
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R72
G58
B83
Red72 (28.2%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue273.6°
Saturation (HSL)17.73%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 3A · B 53

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