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#482BBF closest to Sea Serpent’s Tears

#482BBF is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 16.9% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(72, 43, 191)). Its HSL value is 252° hue, 63% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 62% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #482BBF is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.85:1.

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Variations of #482BBF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#482BBF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#482BBF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #482BBF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0045BC
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004FC3
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0047C1
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0045BC
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #003FBE
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #005774
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3841A2
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4A4A4A
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4A4476

#482BBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.85:1 Very good#482BBF text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.37:1 Very poor#482BBF text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#482BBF in CSS

/* Sea Serpent’s Tears */
.color { color: #482BBF; }
.background { background-color: #482BBF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #482BBF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(72 43 191);
color: hsl(252 63% 46%);
color: oklch(0.433 0.213 281.8);

#482BBF FAQ

What color is #482BBF?

#482BBF is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #482BBF?

#482BBF is rgb(72, 43, 191) in RGB, hsl(252, 63%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(62%, 77%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #482BBF?

The complementary color of #482BBF is #A2BF2B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #482BBF?

White text has the best contrast on #482BBF: 8.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #482BBF a warm or cool color?

#482BBF is a cool color.