Dark Slate Blue

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 9.07:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#483D8BsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(72, 61, 139)screen channels

HSLhsl(248, 39%, 39%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(48%, 56%, 0%, 45%)approximate process color

Tailwindindigo-900nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAAA9.07:1

Black textfails AA2.32:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#1F1B31

#342B5C

#483D8B

#8477B0

#BFB7D5

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#3D598B

#483D8B

#6F3D8B

Triadic

#483D8B

#8B483D

#3D8B48

Complement

#483D8B

#808B3D

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-dark-slate-blue: #483D8B;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-dark-slate-blue);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hue302°

Lightness31 L*

Chroma49.5

Luminance0.066