#483C97#483C97

#483C97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.143 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#483C97
RGB	rgb(72, 60, 151)
HSL	hsl(248, 43%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(248, 60%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 60.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.45, 30.52, -48.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.45, 57.25, 302.21°)
OKLab	oklab(42.17% 0.0357 -0.1387)
OKLCH	oklch(42.17% 0.143 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.8726, 6.8433, 30.0728)
Luminance	0.0684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.14

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#483C97 #8B973C

analogous

#3C5E97 #483C97 #763C97

triadic

#483C97 #97483C #3C9748

tetradic

#483C97 #973C5E #8B973C #3C9776

square

#483C97 #973C5E #8B973C #3C9776

split-complementary

#483C97 #97763C #5E973C

monochromatic

#1E193F #332B6B #483C97 #6255BB #8B81CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#483C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#483C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #483C97

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##483C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##483C97	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295163

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #483c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 60, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.143 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8272b6',
    500: '#483c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #483c97;
$custom-light: #8272b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#483c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.912,
    "s": 43.128,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42168,
    "c": 0.1432,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#483C97

secondary

#AEB778

accent

#D355C2

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFECF6

border

#CAC7D0

text

#0B0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #483C97

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

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