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Recognised as Colour

#483D60

  • #483D60
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#483D60 is a violet with RGB values 72, 61, 96 and HSL 259°, 22%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#483D60#483D60
HEX#483D60
RGBrgb(72, 61, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2392, 0.3765
RGB percentages28.2%, 23.9%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(258.9, 22.3%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 36.5%, 37.6%)
CMYK25%, 36.5%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,734,304
CSS custom property--colour: #483D60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#B7C29F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#354361no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#36425Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#43434Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6Dim grey · ΔE 28.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3Slate grey · ΔE 30.1Steel blue · ΔE 32.5Light slate grey · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55603D
Analogous#3D4360, #5A3D60
Triadic#60483D, #3D6048
Split complementary#605A3D, #44603D
Tetradic#603D43, #55603D, #3D605A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEA4C5
Lighter +30%#9385B1
Lighter +20%#77669D
Lighter +10%#5F517F
Darker −10%#312941
Darker −20%#191522
Darker −30%#020202
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#412974
Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R72
G61
B96
Red72 (28.2%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue258.86°
Saturation (HSL)22.29%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 3D · B 60

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