#483B9D#483B9D
#483B9D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.153 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #483B9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 59, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 45%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 62%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.1%, 62.4%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.67, 33.07, -51.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.67, 61.40, 302.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.48% 0.0365 -0.1484) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.48% 0.153 283.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3204, 6.9394, 32.6874) |
| Luminance | 0.0694 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.48
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.34
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.04
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.23
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.18
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#483B9D #909D3B
analogous
#3B5F9D #483B9D #793B9D
triadic
#483B9D #9D483B #3B9D48
tetradic
#483B9D #9D3B5F #909D3B #3B9D79
square
#483B9D #9D3B5F #909D3B #3B9D79
split-complementary
#483B9D #9D793B #5F9D3B
monochromatic
#1F1A44 #342A71 #483B9D #6456BF #8D82D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.79
#483B9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#483B9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #483B9D
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##483B9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##483B9D | 1.00 | 8.79 | 2.39 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00479B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#245266
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #483b9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 59, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.153 283.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8371bb',
500: '#483b9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #483b9d; $custom-light: #8371bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#483b9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 59,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.959,
"s": 45.37,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42475,
"c": 0.15278,
"h": 283.8
},
"luminance": 0.0694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#483B9D
secondary
#B1BA7A
accent
#D553C4
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0B0812
muted
#7C7B81