#483BB9#483BB9

#483BB9 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.189 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#483BB9
RGB	rgb(72, 59, 185)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 68.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.00, 42.04, -64.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.00, 77.14, 303.02°)
OKLab	oklab(44.89% 0.0335 -0.1864)
OKLCH	oklch(44.89% 0.189 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.9906, 8.0075, 46.7506)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.09

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#483BB9 #ACB93B

analogous

#3B6DB9 #483BB9 #873BB9

triadic

#483BB9 #B9483B #3BB948

tetradic

#483BB9 #B93B6D #ACB93B #3BB987

square

#483BB9 #B93B6D #ACB93B #3BB987

split-complementary

#483BB9 #B9873B #6DB93B

monochromatic

#241D5C #362C8B #483BB9 #6F64CD #9A92DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#483BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#483BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #483BB9

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##483BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##483BB9	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #483bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 59, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.189 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8872cf',
    500: '#483bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #483bb9;
$custom-light: #8872cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#483bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.19,
    "s": 51.639,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4489,
    "c": 0.18937,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#483BB9

secondary

#C1C788

accent

#DB4DCC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #483BB9

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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