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#483e78 color: Sage Violet

#483e78 is rgb(72, 62, 120) in RGB and oklch(40.313% 0.09517 289.339) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

40.3%
0.095
289°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • indigo-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #483e78

#483e78 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.3% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.39:1 contrast and black text 2.24:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sage Violet (#413c7b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #483e78 mixed with white

  1. 483e78
  2. 585085
  3. 686293
  4. 7a75a0
  5. 8b87ae
  6. 9e9bbb
  7. b0aec9
  8. c3c2d6
  9. d7d6e4
  10. ebeaf1

Darker: #483e78 mixed with black

  1. 483e78
  2. 3d3567
  3. 332b57
  4. 292348
  5. 1f1a39
  6. 16122a
  7. 0d0a1d
  8. 060410
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #483e78 with less saturation

  1. 483e78
  2. 483f73
  3. 48416f
  4. 48426a
  5. 484366
  6. 484461
  7. 48455c
  8. 484657
  9. 484752
  10. 48484d

Questions about #483e78

What color is #483e78?

#483e78 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Sage Violet. In RGB it is rgb(72, 62, 120), in HSL hsl(250.34, 31.87%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.313% 0.09517 289.339).

What colors go well with #483e78?

The complementary color of #483e78 is #4d4c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #27487b and #5e3669. The triadic partners are #703611 and #005840.

Is white or black text more readable on #483e78?

White text reads better on #483e78: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and black gives 2.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #483e78 a warm or cool color?

#483e78 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 40.3% and its chroma 0.095.