What color is #483453?

#483453 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483453?

The RGB value is 72, 52, 83: 72 red, 52 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483453?

The complementary color is #3F5334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483453 color

#483453 rgb(72, 52, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #483453 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20.4% green and 32.5% blue (72, 52, 83).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#483453 color codes

HEX	`#483453`
RGB	`rgb(72, 52, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 37%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 37%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.13, 15.65, -15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.13, 21.96, 315.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.462, 4.458, 8.755)`
Decimal	`4731987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483453, 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 #483453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #483453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483453; }
.text { color: #483453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 52 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483453, #53344e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #483453?: #483453 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483453?: The RGB value is 72, 52, 83: 72 red, 52 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483453?: The complementary color is #3F5334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.