What color is #483368?

#483368 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483368?

The RGB value is 72, 51, 104: 72 red, 51 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483368?

The complementary color is #536833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483368?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483368 color

#483368 rgb(72, 51, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #483368 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20% green and 40.8% blue (72, 51, 104).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#483368 color codes

HEX	`#483368`
RGB	`rgb(72, 51, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 51%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 51%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26, 21.92, -27.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26, 35.36, 308.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.354, 4.745, 13.675)`
Decimal	`4731752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483368, 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 #483368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483368 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #483368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483368; }
.text { color: #483368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 51 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483368, #633368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #483368?: #483368 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483368?: The RGB value is 72, 51, 104: 72 red, 51 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483368?: The complementary color is #536833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483368?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.