Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 9.07:1 — vs black: 2.32:1

Color values

  • HEX #483D8B
  • RGB rgb(72, 61, 139)
  • HSL hsl(248, 56%, 54%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 48.2, 56.12, 0, 45.49 )
  • Websafe #333399

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #483D8B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Slate Blue
#483D8B Base
#808B3D
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Slate Blue
#483D8B Base
#3D598B
#6F3D8B
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Slate Blue
#483D8B Base
#8B483D
#3D8B48
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Slate Blue
#483D8B Base
#8B6F3D
#598B3D
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Slate Blue
#483D8B Base
#8B3D59
#808B3D
#3D8B6F
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Slate Blue
#483D8B Base
#110E21
#2C2656
#39316F
#5749A7
#6A5DB8
#9B92CF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Slate Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#090812
#16122A
#221D42
#2F285A
#3B3273
Dark Slate Blue #483D8B Base
#5D4FB2
#8177C3
#A69ED5
#CAC6E6
#EFEDF7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #483D8B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #483D8B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #483D8B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #483D8B;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #483D8B,
        #BACC4A
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #483D8B,
        #BACC4A
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-slate-blue: #483D8B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-slate-blue-r: 72;
$dark-slate-blue-g: 61;
$dark-slate-blue-b: 139;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-slate-blue;
    color: rgba($dark-slate-blue-r, $dark-slate-blue-g, $dark-slate-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Slate Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #483D8B How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #40408B Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3E3E8B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #364D4D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #494949 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Slate Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Slate Blue #483D8B Base
Blue-magenta Violet #553592 ΔE 4.20
Blue (pigment) #333399 ΔE 5.15
Regalia #522D80 ΔE 5.97
Cyber Grape #58427C ΔE 6.00

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.