Colour

#483A56

#483A56
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#483A56 is a violet with RGB values 72, 58, 86 and HSL 270°, 19%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#483A56#483A56

HEX#483A56

RGBrgb(72, 58, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2275, 0.3373

RGB percentages28.2%, 22.7%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(270, 19.4%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 32.6%, 33.7%)

CMYK16.3%, 32.6%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,733,526

CSS custom property--colour: #483A56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.42:1

Contrast with white10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#B7C5A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#353F57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#384055no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#463E44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Slate grey · ΔE 30 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.7 Gray · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#48563A

Analogous#3A3A56, #563A56

Triadic#56483A, #3A5648

Split complementary#56563A, #3A563A

Tetradic#563A3A, #48563A, #3A5656

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AE9EBE

Lighter +30%#9580A9

Lighter +20%#7B6393

Lighter +10%#624F74

Darker −10%#2F2538

Darker −20%#151119

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#482868

Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R72

G58

B86

Red72 (28.2%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)19.44%

Lightness28.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 3A · B 56

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