#483EB3#483EB3

#483EB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.178 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#483EB3
RGB	rgb(72, 62, 179)
HSL	hsl(245, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(245, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 65.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.14, 38.34, -60.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.14, 71.95, 302.19°)
OKLab	oklab(44.84% 0.0317 -0.1753)
OKLCH	oklch(44.84% 0.178 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.5292, 8.0768, 43.5378)
Luminance	0.0808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.43

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#483EB3 #A9B33E

analogous

#3E6FB3 #483EB3 #823EB3

triadic

#483EB3 #B3483E #3EB348

tetradic

#483EB3 #B33E6F #A9B33E #3EB382

square

#483EB3 #B33E6F #A9B33E #3EB382

split-complementary

#483EB3 #B3823E #6FB33E

monochromatic

#231F58 #362E86 #483EB3 #6D65CA #9892D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#483EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#483EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #483EB3

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##483EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##483EB3	1.00	8.03	2.62	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #483eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 62, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.178 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8674cb',
    500: '#483eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #483eb3;
$custom-light: #8674cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#483eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.128,
    "s": 48.548,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44835,
    "c": 0.17812,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#483EB3

secondary

#BFC588

accent

#D850CC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #483EB3

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

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