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#483FCA Color

#483FCA is rgb(72, 63, 202) in RGB, hsl(244, 57%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 69%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#483FCA
HEX#483FCA
RGBrgb(72, 63, 202)
HSLhsl(244, 57%, 52%)
HSVhsv(244, 69%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 69%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(47.1% 0.206 277.8)
LABlab(35.17% 37.05 -72.40)
LCHlch(35.17% 81.33 297.10)

What #483FCA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #483FCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#483FCA Channel Values

How #483FCA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 72 · G 63 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 57% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 69% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.4:1 vs white · 2.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #483FCA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #483FCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #483FCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #483FCA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #483FCA.

How #483FCA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#483FCA
Protanopia#4141CA
Protanomaly#4440CA
Deuteranopia#4242CA
Deuteranomaly#4541CA
Tritanopia#006060
Tritanomaly#2A5596
Achromatopsia#565656

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #483FCA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-483fca: #483FCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #483FCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-483fca': '#483FCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.247, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_483fca">#483FCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#483FCA"

More Blue Colors

#483FCA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#483FCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #483FCA?

#483FCA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(72, 63, 202) in RGB and hsl(244, 57%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #483FCA?

#483FCA is rgb(72, 63, 202) — red 72, green 63, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #483FCA?

#483FCA converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 69%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #483FCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #483FCA scores 7.4:1 against white and 2.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #483FCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #483FCA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 17.46, which is visibly different.

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