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#482BCA — Blue

#482BCA is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #482BCA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#482BCA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ADCA2B; it also sits naturally between #2B5DCA and #982BCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#482BCA · RGB 72, 43, 202

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Color values

HEX#482BCA
RGB72, 43, 202
HSL251°, 65%, 48%
HSV251°, 79%, 79%
CMYK64%, 79%, 0%, 21%
XYZ14.20, 7.37, 56.55
Yxy7.37, 0.1817, 0.0943
CIE-Lab32.63, 55.66, -76.91
Hunter Lab27.15, 48.04, -110.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 28% · Green 17% · Blue 79%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #482BCA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #482BCA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #482BCA

.text { color: #482BCA; }
.background { background-color: #482BCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #482BCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 43, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 65%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #482BCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 43, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #482BCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 43, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#482BCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#482BCA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #482BCA

#4227B9#3B23A4#351F93#2D1B7E#27176D#21145D#1A0F48#140C37#0C0722#060411

Tints of #482BCA

#5639D5#684EDA#765FDD#8874E2#9A89E6#AC9EEA#BEB3EF#CDC4F3#DFD9F7#F1EEFB

Tones of #482BCA

#4F36BF#5742B3#5E4DA8#65589D#6C6392#736F85

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADCA2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.49:1 AAA
Against black text2.47:1 Fails

Best text color on #482BCA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #482BCA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #482BCA: ·

How #482BCA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #3B3BA4Deuteranopia · #3D3F9ATritanopia · #47857E

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #482BCA rather than the exact color:

Hidden Bloom
#3951C5 · #472BCA · #3E1365 · #751C83
Wild Ruby Voyage
#51E2C4 · #8ACFE6 · #809DE2 · #462CCC
Tender Lagoon
#BD4824 · #27CF4F · #4F27CF · #EAC8BC
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B
Cosmic Meadow
#3566B6 · #4431C1 · #B16ED7 · #CA41B4
Misty Ruby Meadow
#72BEED · #3153E2 · #522BD0 · #B961E5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#472BCA#462CCC#4F27CF#4126C4#4431C1#522BD0#4A27D6#4535C1#3C33CB#5526C5#4F38D0#473AC4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #482BC9  ·  #482BCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #482BCA?

#482BCA is Blue, a blue color (RGB 72, 43, 202). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #482BCA?

#482BCA is RGB 72, 43, 202 — HSL 251°, 65%, 48% — CMYK 64%, 79%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #482BCA?

Its complement is #ADCA2B; analogous partners are #2B5DCA and #982BCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #482BCA for text?

White text on #482BCA has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.47:1.