#483DB3#483DB3

#483DB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.179 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#483DB3
RGB	rgb(72, 61, 179)
HSL	hsl(246, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 65.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.92, 38.94, -61.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.92, 72.59, 302.44°)
OKLab	oklab(44.67% 0.0326 -0.1763)
OKLCH	oklch(44.67% 0.179 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.4754, 7.9690, 43.5199)
Luminance	0.0797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.62

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#483DB3 #A8B33D

analogous

#3D6DB3 #483DB3 #833DB3

triadic

#483DB3 #B3483D #3DB348

tetradic

#483DB3 #B33D6D #A8B33D #3DB383

square

#483DB3 #B33D6D #A8B33D #3DB383

split-complementary

#483DB3 #B3833D #6DB33D

monochromatic

#231E58 #362D85 #483DB3 #6D63CA #9891D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.10

#483DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#483DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #483DB3

8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##483DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##483DB3	1.00	8.10	2.59	8.10
#FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #483db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 61, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.179 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8673cb',
    500: '#483db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #483db3;
$custom-light: #8673cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#483db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.593,
    "s": 49.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44672,
    "c": 0.17933,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#483DB3

secondary

#BFC587

accent

#D94FCC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #483DB3

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

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