What color is #483356?

#483356 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483356?

The RGB value is 72, 51, 86: 72 red, 51 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483356?

The complementary color is #415633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483356?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483356 color

#483356 rgb(72, 51, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #483356 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20% green and 33.7% blue (72, 51, 86).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#483356 color codes

HEX	`#483356`
RGB	`rgb(72, 51, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 41%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 41%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.01, 17.06, -17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.01, 24.5, 314.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.536, 4.417, 9.363)`
Decimal	`4731734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483356, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #483356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #483356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483356; }
.text { color: #483356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 51 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483356, #563353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #483356?: #483356 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483356?: The RGB value is 72, 51, 86: 72 red, 51 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483356?: The complementary color is #415633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483356?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.