#48429B#48429B

#48429B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.140 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48429B
RGB	rgb(72, 66, 155)
HSL	hsl(244, 40%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(244, 57%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 57.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.22, 28.02, -48.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.22, 55.58, 300.27°)
OKLab	oklab(43.57% 0.0289 -0.1374)
OKLCH	oklch(43.57% 0.14 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.5353, 7.6401, 31.9235)
Luminance	0.0764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.95

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48429B #959B42

analogous

#42689B #48429B #74429B

triadic

#48429B #9B4842 #429B48

tetradic

#48429B #9B4268 #959B42 #429B74

square

#48429B #9B4268 #959B42 #429B74

split-complementary

#48429B #9B7442 #689B42

monochromatic

#201D45 #343070 #48429B #655FBB #8F8ACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.31

#48429B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#48429B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48429B

8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48429B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48429B	1.00	8.31	2.53	8.31
#FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00519E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#255668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48429b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 66, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.140 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8276b9',
    500: '#48429b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48429b;
$custom-light: #8276b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48429b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.045,
    "s": 40.271,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43572,
    "c": 0.14038,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48429B

secondary

#B4B881

accent

#D058C8

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48429B

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

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