What color is #483A5A?

#483A5A 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 #483A5A?

The RGB value is 72, 58, 90: 72 red, 58 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483A5A?

The complementary color is #4C5A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483A5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483A5A color

#483A5A rgb(72, 58, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #483A5A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 22.7% green and 35.3% blue (72, 58, 90).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#483A5A color codes

HEX	`#483A5A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 58, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 22.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 36%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.14, 13.49, -16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.14, 21.62, 308.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.031, 5.142, 10.346)`
Decimal	`4733530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483A5A, 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 #483A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483A5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #483A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483a5a; }
.text { color: #483a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 58 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483a5a, #583a5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #483A5A?: #483A5A 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 #483A5A?: The RGB value is 72, 58, 90: 72 red, 58 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483A5A?: The complementary color is #4C5A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483A5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.