Colour
#483B42
- #483B42
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#483B42 is a magenta with RGB values 72, 59, 66 and HSL 328°, 10%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#483B42#483B42
HEX#483B42
RGBrgb(72, 59, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2314, 0.2588
RGB percentages28.2%, 23.1%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(327.7, 9.9%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.7, 18.1%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 18.1%, 8.3%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,733,762
CSS custom property--colour: #483B42;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B7C4BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3B4841
Analogous#473B48, #483B3C
Triadic#42483B, #3B4248
Split complementary#3C483B, #3B4847
Tetradic#48473B, #3B4841, #3B3C48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G59
B66
Red72 (28.2%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue327.69°
Saturation (HSL)9.92%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 3B · B 42
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