#484256
Charcoal · dark cool purple
About #484256
#484256 is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 26% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 10.9); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #505642 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #484256 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.59:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #484256?
#484256 is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 26% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #484256?
Use white text. White on #484256 has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #484256?
Its complementary colour is #505642, and analogous partners are #424656 and #524256.