#48408E#48408E

#48408E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.125 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48408E
RGB	rgb(72, 64, 142)
HSL	hsl(246, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(246, 55%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.3%, 54.9%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.80, 25.08, -42.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.80, 49.23, 300.63°)
OKLab	oklab(42.22% 0.0309 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(42.22% 0.125 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.3869, 6.9971, 26.4419)
Luminance	0.0700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48408E #868E40

analogous

#405F8E #48408E #6F408E

triadic

#48408E #8E4840 #408E48

tetradic

#48408E #8E405F #868E40 #408E6F

square

#48408E #8E405F #868E40 #408E6F

split-complementary

#48408E #8E6F40 #5F8E40

monochromatic

#1D1A3A #332D64 #48408E #6158B4 #8982C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.75

#48408E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#48408E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48408E

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48408E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48408E	1.00	8.75	2.40	8.75
#FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#174D91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#12488C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#305160

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48408e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 64, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.125 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8075b0',
    500: '#48408e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48408e;
$custom-light: #8075b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48408e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.154,
    "s": 37.864,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42223,
    "c": 0.12468,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48408E

secondary

#ABB179

accent

#CE5AC2

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF5

border

#CAC8CF

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #48408E

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

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