#48429C#48429C

#48429C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.142 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48429C
RGB	rgb(72, 66, 156)
HSL	hsl(244, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(244, 58%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 57.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.29, 28.35, -48.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.29, 56.17, 300.31°)
OKLab	oklab(43.65% 0.029 -0.1388)
OKLCH	oklch(43.65% 0.142 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.6196, 7.6738, 32.3677)
Luminance	0.0767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.80

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48429C #969C42

analogous

#42699C #48429C #75429C

triadic

#48429C #9C4842 #429C48

tetradic

#48429C #9C4269 #969C42 #429C75

square

#48429C #9C4269 #969C42 #429C75

split-complementary

#48429C #9C7542 #699C42

monochromatic

#201E46 #343071 #48429C #6660BC #8F8BCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#48429C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#48429C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48429C

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48429C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48429C	1.00	8.28	2.53	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00519F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#245768

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48429c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 66, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.142 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8276ba',
    500: '#48429c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48429c;
$custom-light: #8276ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48429c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244,
    "s": 40.541,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43648,
    "c": 0.14178,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48429C

secondary

#B5B981

accent

#D057C8

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #48429C

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

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