What color is #483A58?

#483A58 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483A58?

The RGB value is 72, 58, 88: 72 red, 58 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483A58?

The complementary color is #4A583A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483A58 color

#483A58 rgb(72, 58, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #483A58 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 22.7% green and 34.5% blue (72, 58, 88).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 21% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#483A58 color codes

HEX	`#483A58`
RGB	`rgb(72, 58, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 22.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 21%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 34%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.04, 12.97, -15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.04, 20.39, 309.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.947, 5.108, 9.903)`
Decimal	`4733528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483A58, 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 #483A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #483A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483a58; }
.text { color: #483a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 58 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483a58, #573a58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #483A58?: #483A58 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483A58?: The RGB value is 72, 58, 88: 72 red, 58 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483A58?: The complementary color is #4A583A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.