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Colour

#483C8C

  • #483C8C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#483C8C is a blue with RGB values 72, 60, 140 and HSL 249°, 40%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#483C8C#483C8C
HEX#483C8C
RGBrgb(72, 60, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2353, 0.549
RGB percentages28.2%, 23.5%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(249, 40%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249, 57.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK48.6%, 57.1%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,734,092
CSS custom property--colour: #483C8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#B7C373

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C4A8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A468Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#314E5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 1.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.6Midnight blue · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Royal blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 1.33, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#808C3C
Analogous#3C588C, #703C8C
Triadic#8C483C, #3C8C48
Split complementary#8C703C, #588C3C
Tetradic#8C3C58, #808C3C, #3C8C70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBB5DF
Lighter +30%#9B91D0
Lighter +20%#7A6DC1
Lighter +10%#5A4BB0
Darker −10%#362D68
Darker −20%#231D45
Darker −30%#110E21
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3723A5
Less saturated −25%#5A5573

Channel breakdown

R72
G60
B140
Red72 (28.2%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue249°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 3C · B 8C

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