#483c51

Color #483c51

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#483c51

RGB

rgb(72, 60, 81)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 14.9%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 25.9%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 25.9%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(27.31, 9.88, -10.75)

LCH

lch(27.31, 14.6, 312.59)

OKLCH

oklch(37.7%, 0.0384, 310.46)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 23.5%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#45513c

Analogous

#3d3c51

#483c51

#513c4f

Triadic

#483c51

#51483c

#3c5148

Split-complementary

#483c51

#4f513c

#3c513d

Tetradic

#483c51

#513c45

#45513c

#3c5148

Square

#483c51

#513d3c

#45513c

#3c4f51

Shades

Color #483c51 mixed toward black.

#3c3243

#302836

#241e28

#18141b

#0c0a0d

Tints

Color #483c51 mixed toward white.

#675674

#877296

#a595b0

#c3b8cb

#e1dce5

Tones

Color #483c51 mixed toward gray.

#483e4f

#473f4d

#47414c

#47434a

#474548

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.04:1

White text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#43434d · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#44454b · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#474948 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 12.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #483c51;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#483c51]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#483c51 (#483c51) is rgb(72, 60, 81) in RGB.

No, #483c51 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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