#483DA8#483DA8

#483DA8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.165 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#483DA8
RGB	rgb(72, 61, 168)
HSL	hsl(246, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(246, 64%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 63.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.01, 35.38, -56.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.01, 66.39, 302.20°)
OKLab	oklab(43.73% 0.0337 -0.1614)
OKLCH	oklch(43.73% 0.165 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.4069, 7.5416, 37.8928)
Luminance	0.0754 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#483DA8 #9DA83D

analogous

#3D68A8 #483DA8 #7D3DA8

triadic

#483DA8 #A8483D #3DA848

tetradic

#483DA8 #A83D68 #9DA83D #3DA87D

square

#483DA8 #A83D68 #9DA83D #3DA87D

split-complementary

#483DA8 #A87D3D #68A83D

monochromatic

#221C4E #352D7B #483DA8 #685EC4 #928BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.37

#483DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#483DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #483DA8

8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##483DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##483DA8	1.00	8.37	2.51	8.37
#FFFFFF	8.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#16576D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #483da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 61, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.165 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8473c3',
    500: '#483da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #483da8;
$custom-light: #8473c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#483da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.168,
    "s": 46.725,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43729,
    "c": 0.16491,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#483DA8

secondary

#B9BF81

accent

#D651C9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #483DA8

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

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