#483848#483848

#483848 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.034 H 326.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#483848
RGB	rgb(72, 56, 72)
HSL	hsl(300, 13%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(300, 22%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.79, 10.38, -7.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.79, 12.60, 325.53°)
OKLab	oklab(36.42% 0.0287 -0.0191)
OKLCH	oklch(36.42% 0.034 326.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.2562, 4.6741, 6.7549)
Luminance	0.0467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#483848 #384838

analogous

#403848 #483848 #483840

triadic

#483848 #484838 #384848

tetradic

#483848 #484038 #384838 #384048

square

#483848 #484038 #384838 #384048

split-complementary

#483848 #404838 #384840

monochromatic

#110D11 #261D26 #483848 #6A536A #8D6E8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.85

#483848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#483848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #483848

10.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##483848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##483848	1.00	10.85	1.93	10.85
#FFFFFF	10.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373C49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B3E47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#49393D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #483848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.034 326.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6e7b',
    500: '#483848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #483848;
$custom-light: #7b6e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#483848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 12.5,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36424,
    "c": 0.03446,
    "h": 326.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#483848

secondary

#647864

accent

#B57272

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EDECED

border

#C8C7C8

text

#090709

muted

#7B7A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #483848

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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