#483CB9#483CB9

#483CB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.188 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#483CB9
RGB	rgb(72, 60, 185)
HSL	hsl(246, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 67.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.21, 41.46, -64.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.21, 76.53, 302.80°)
OKLab	oklab(45.05% 0.0327 -0.1853)
OKLCH	oklch(45.05% 0.188 280)
XYZ	xyz(13.0425, 8.1113, 46.7679)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.88

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#483CB9 #ADB93C

analogous

#3C6EB9 #483CB9 #863CB9

triadic

#483CB9 #B9483C #3CB948

tetradic

#483CB9 #B93C6E #ADB93C #3CB986

square

#483CB9 #B93C6E #ADB93C #3CB986

split-complementary

#483CB9 #B9863C #6EB93C

monochromatic

#241E5D #362D8B #483CB9 #6F65CD #9A93DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#483CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#483CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #483CB9

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##483CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##483CB9	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #483cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 60, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.188 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8873cf',
    500: '#483cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #483cb9;
$custom-light: #8873cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#483cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.76,
    "s": 51.02,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45045,
    "c": 0.18821,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.08112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#483CB9

secondary

#C1C789

accent

#DA4DCD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #483CB9

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

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