#48428B#48428B

#48428B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.117 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48428B
RGB	rgb(72, 66, 139)
HSL	hsl(245, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(245, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 52.5%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.12, 22.82, -40.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.12, 46.06, 299.70°)
OKLab	oklab(42.4% 0.0282 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(42.4% 0.117 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.2795, 7.1378, 25.3099)
Luminance	0.0714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48428B #858B42

analogous

#42608B #48428B #6D428B

triadic

#48428B #8B4842 #428B48

tetradic

#48428B #8B4260 #858B42 #428B6D

square

#48428B #8B4260 #858B42 #428B6D

split-complementary

#48428B #8B6D42 #608B42

monochromatic

#1D1B38 #332E62 #48428B #615AB1 #8983C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#48428B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#48428B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48428B

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48428B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48428B	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#204E8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C4989

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48428b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 66, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.117 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8076ad',
    500: '#48428b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48428b;
$custom-light: #8076ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48428b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.932,
    "s": 35.61,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42397,
    "c": 0.11731,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48428B

secondary

#ABAF7A

accent

#CC5CC2

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0A0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #48428B

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

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