Colour

#483C58

#483C58
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#483C58 is a violet with RGB values 72, 60, 88 and HSL 266°, 19%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#483C58#483C58

HEX#483C58

RGBrgb(72, 60, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2353, 0.3451

RGB percentages28.2%, 23.5%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(265.7, 18.9%, 29%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 31.8%, 34.5%)

CMYK18.2%, 31.8%, 0%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,734,040

CSS custom property--colour: #483C58;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.18:1

Contrast with white10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#B7C3A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#364159no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#394157no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#464046no 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 text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.8 Gray · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C583C

Analogous#3C3E58, #563C58

Triadic#58483C, #3C5848

Split complementary#58563C, #3E583C

Tetradic#583C3E, #4C583C, #3C5856

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AEA1BF

Lighter +30%#9483AA

Lighter +20%#7A6595

Lighter +10%#615176

Darker −10%#2F273A

Darker −20%#16131B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#45296A

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R72

G60

B88

Red72 (28.2%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue265.71°

Saturation (HSL)18.92%

Lightness29.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 3C · B 58

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