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#482e60 color: Violet Indigo

#482e60 is rgb(72, 46, 96) in RGB and oklch(35.641% 0.08815 306.454) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

35.6%
0.088
306°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #482e60

#482e60 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.6% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.44:1 contrast and black text 1.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Indigo (#482d67). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #482e60 mixed with white

  1. 482e60
  2. 58416f
  3. 69547f
  4. 7b688e
  5. 8c7c9e
  6. 9f91ae
  7. b1a6be
  8. c4bcce
  9. d7d2de
  10. ebe8ee

Darker: #482e60 mixed with black

  1. 482e60
  2. 3d2752
  3. 331f45
  4. 291838
  5. 1f122c
  6. 160b20
  7. 0d0615
  8. 06020a
  9. 020103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #482e60 with less saturation

  1. 482e60
  2. 47305d
  3. 463259
  4. 443356
  5. 433552
  6. 42364f
  7. 41374b
  8. 403947
  9. 3e3a44
  10. 3d3b40

Questions about #482e60

What color is #482e60?

#482e60 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(72, 46, 96), in HSL hsl(271.2, 35.21%, 27.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.641% 0.08815 306.454).

What colors go well with #482e60?

The complementary color of #482e60 is #304404. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #313669 and #58284d. The triadic partners are #5a3100 and #004943.

Is white or black text more readable on #482e60?

White text reads better on #482e60: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and black gives 1.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #482e60 a warm or cool color?

#482e60 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 35.6% and its chroma 0.088.