#483EA5#483EA5

#483EA5 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.160 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#483EA5
RGB	rgb(72, 62, 165)
HSL	hsl(246, 45%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(246, 62%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 62.4%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.00, 33.79, -54.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.00, 64.03, 301.86°)
OKLab	oklab(43.65% 0.0329 -0.1562)
OKLCH	oklch(43.65% 0.16 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.1845, 7.5389, 36.4558)
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

#483EA5 #9BA53E

analogous

#3E68A5 #483EA5 #7C3EA5

triadic

#483EA5 #A5483E #3EA548

tetradic

#483EA5 #A53E68 #9BA53E #3EA57C

square

#483EA5 #A53E68 #9BA53E #3EA57C

split-complementary

#483EA5 #A57C3E #68A53E

monochromatic

#211D4C #352D79 #483EA5 #685EC2 #918AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.37

#483EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#483EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #483EA5

8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##483EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##483EA5	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)

#0051A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A576B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #483ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 62, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.160 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8474c0',
    500: '#483ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #483ea5;
$custom-light: #8474c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#483ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.825,
    "s": 45.374,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43649,
    "c": 0.1596,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#483EA5

secondary

#B8BE81

accent

#D553C8

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #483EA5

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

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