What color is #483B54?

#483B54 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483B54?

The RGB value is 72, 59, 84: 72 red, 59 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483B54?

The complementary color is #47543B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483B54?

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.

#483B54 color

#483B54 rgb(72, 59, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #483B54 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.1% green and 32.9% blue (72, 59, 84).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#483B54 color codes

HEX	`#483B54`
RGB	`rgb(72, 59, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 30%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 30%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.15, 11.29, -12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.15, 17.19, 311.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.836, 5.146, 9.072)`
Decimal	`4733780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483B54, 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 #483B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483B54 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 #483B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483b54; }
.text { color: #483b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 59 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483b54, #543b53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #483B54?: #483B54 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483B54?: The RGB value is 72, 59, 84: 72 red, 59 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483B54?: The complementary color is #47543B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483B54?: 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.