#48409E#48409E

#48409E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.147 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48409E
RGB	rgb(72, 64, 158)
HSL	hsl(245, 42%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(245, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 59.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.95, 30.27, -50.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.95, 58.67, 301.06°)
OKLab	oklab(43.44% 0.0311 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(43.44% 0.147 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.6755, 7.5125, 33.2286)
Luminance	0.0751 (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

#48409E #969E40

analogous

#40679E #48409E #77409E

triadic

#48409E #9E4840 #409E48

tetradic

#48409E #9E4067 #969E40 #409E77

square

#48409E #9E4067 #969E40 #409E77

split-complementary

#48409E #9E7740 #679E40

monochromatic

#201D47 #342E72 #48409E #665EBE #8F89CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.39

#48409E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#48409E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48409E

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48409E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48409E	1.00	8.39	2.50	8.39
#FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48409e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 64, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.147 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8375bb',
    500: '#48409e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48409e;
$custom-light: #8375bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48409e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.106,
    "s": 42.342,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43438,
    "c": 0.14734,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48409E

secondary

#B5BA80

accent

#D256C8

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #48409E

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

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