#483C4E#483C4E

#483C4E is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.034 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#483C4E
RGB	rgb(72, 60, 78)
HSL	hsl(280, 13%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(280, 23%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 23.1%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.18, 9.15, -8.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.18, 12.82, 315.56°)
OKLab	oklab(37.58% 0.0238 -0.0243)
OKLCH	oklch(37.58% 0.034 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.6633, 5.1596, 7.9038)
Luminance	0.0516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#483C4E #424E3C

analogous

#3F3C4E #483C4E #4E3C4B

triadic

#483C4E #4E483C #3C4E48

tetradic

#483C4E #4E3F3C #424E3C #3C4B4E

square

#483C4E #4E3F3C #424E3C #3C4B4E

split-complementary

#483C4E #4B4E3C #3C4E3F

monochromatic

#100D11 #28212B #483C4E #685771 #887292

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.34

#483C4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#483C4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #483C4E

10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##483C4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##483C4E	1.00	10.34	2.03	10.34
#FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A404F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C414D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#483E42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #483c4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 60, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.034 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b717f',
    500: '#483c4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #483c4e;
$custom-light: #7b717f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#483c4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 13.043,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37581,
    "c": 0.03396,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#483C4E

secondary

#6F7D68

accent

#B67289

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EDECEE

border

#C8C7C9

text

#09070A

muted

#7B7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #483C4E

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