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#483a80 color: Galactic Compass

#483a80 is rgb(72, 58, 128) in RGB and oklch(40.07% 0.11355 289.466) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

40.1%
0.114
289°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #483a80

#483a80 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.1% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.58:1 contrast and black text 2.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Galactic Compass (#48357b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #483a80 mixed with white

  1. 483a80
  2. 584d8d
  3. 68609a
  4. 7973a7
  5. 8b86b4
  6. 9d99c0
  7. b0adcd
  8. c3c1d9
  9. d7d5e6
  10. ebeaf3

Darker: #483a80 mixed with black

  1. 483a80
  2. 3d316e
  3. 33285d
  4. 29204d
  5. 1f183d
  6. 16102e
  7. 0d091f
  8. 060412
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #483a80 with less saturation

  1. 483a80
  2. 483c7b
  3. 473e75
  4. 474070
  5. 47416a
  6. 474365
  7. 47445f
  8. 474559
  9. 474654
  10. 47474e

Questions about #483a80

What color is #483a80?

#483a80 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Galactic Compass. In RGB it is rgb(72, 58, 128), in HSL hsl(252, 37.63%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.07% 0.11355 289.466).

What colors go well with #483a80?

The complementary color of #483a80 is #4d4b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f4684 and #62306e. The triadic partners are #763000 and #00593f.

Is white or black text more readable on #483a80?

White text reads better on #483a80: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and black gives 2.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #483a80 a warm or cool color?

#483a80 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 40.1% and its chroma 0.114.