#483E97#483E97

#483E97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.140 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#483E97
RGB	rgb(72, 62, 151)
HSL	hsl(247, 42%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(247, 59%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 58.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.94, 29.26, -47.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.94, 55.92, 301.55°)
OKLab	oklab(42.53% 0.0334 -0.1363)
OKLCH	oklch(42.53% 0.14 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.9793, 7.0568, 30.1084)
Luminance	0.0706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.24

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#483E97 #8D973E

analogous

#3E6197 #483E97 #753E97

triadic

#483E97 #97483E #3E9748

tetradic

#483E97 #973E61 #8D973E #3E9775

square

#483E97 #973E61 #8D973E #3E9775

split-complementary

#483E97 #97753E #61973E

monochromatic

#1F1A40 #332C6C #483E97 #6358BA #8B83CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.71

#483E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#483E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #483E97

8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##483E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##483E97	1.00	8.71	2.41	8.71
#FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295364

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #483e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 62, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.140 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8273b6',
    500: '#483e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #483e97;
$custom-light: #8273b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#483e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.742,
    "s": 41.784,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42528,
    "c": 0.14039,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#483E97

secondary

#B0B67A

accent

#D256C4

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #483E97

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

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