What color is #483850?

#483850 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483850?

The RGB value is 72, 56, 80: 72 red, 56 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483850?

The complementary color is #405038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483850?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483850 color

#483850 rgb(72, 56, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #483850 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 22% green and 31.4% blue (72, 56, 80).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#483850 color codes

HEX	`#483850`
RGB	`rgb(72, 56, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 22%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 18%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 30%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.11, 12.27, -11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.11, 17.1, 315.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.534, 4.785, 8.22)`
Decimal	`4733008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483850, 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 #483850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #483850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483850; }
.text { color: #483850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 56 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483850, #50384c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #483850?: #483850 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483850?: The RGB value is 72, 56, 80: 72 red, 56 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483850?: The complementary color is #405038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483850?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.