What color is #483B60?

#483B60 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483B60?

The RGB value is 72, 59, 96: 72 red, 59 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483B60?

The complementary color is #53603B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483B60 color

#483B60 rgb(72, 59, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #483B60 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.1% green and 37.6% blue (72, 59, 96).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#483B60 color codes

HEX	`#483B60`
RGB	`rgb(72, 59, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 39%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.71, 14.45, -19.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.71, 24.59, 306)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.347, 5.35, 11.762)`
Decimal	`4733792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483B60, 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 #483B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #483B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483b60; }
.text { color: #483b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 59 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483b60, #5a3b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #483B60?: #483B60 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483B60?: The RGB value is 72, 59, 96: 72 red, 59 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483B60?: The complementary color is #53603B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.