What color is #483D66?

#483D66 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483D66?

The RGB value is 72, 61, 102: 72 red, 61 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483D66?

The complementary color is #5B663D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483D66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483D66 color

#483D66 rgb(72, 61, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #483D66 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.9% green and 40% blue (72, 61, 102).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 25% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#483D66 color codes

HEX	`#483D66`
RGB	`rgb(72, 61, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 25%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 40%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 40%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.58, 14.81, -22.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.58, 26.85, 303.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.739, 5.674, 13.308)`
Decimal	`4734310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483D66, 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 #483D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #483D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483d66; }
.text { color: #483d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 61 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483d66, #5d3d66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #483D66?: #483D66 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483D66?: The RGB value is 72, 61, 102: 72 red, 61 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483D66?: The complementary color is #5B663D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483D66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.