What color is #483D53?

#483D53 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 #483D53?

The RGB value is 72, 61, 83: 72 red, 61 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483D53?

The complementary color is #48533D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483D53 color

#483D53 rgb(72, 61, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #483D53 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.9% green and 32.5% blue (72, 61, 83).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#483D53 color codes

HEX	`#483D53`
RGB	`rgb(72, 61, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.68, 9.72, -11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.68, 15.05, 310.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.902, 5.34, 8.902)`
Decimal	`4734291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483D53, 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 #483D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #483D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483d53; }
.text { color: #483d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 61 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483d53, #533d53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #483D53?: #483D53 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 #483D53?: The RGB value is 72, 61, 83: 72 red, 61 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483D53?: The complementary color is #48533D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.