#48429D#48429D

#48429D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.143 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48429D
RGB	rgb(72, 66, 157)
HSL	hsl(244, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(244, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 58%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.37, 28.67, -48.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.37, 56.75, 300.35°)
OKLab	oklab(43.73% 0.029 -0.1402)
OKLCH	oklch(43.73% 0.143 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.7046, 7.7078, 32.8154)
Luminance	0.0771 (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

#48429D #979D42

analogous

#42699D #48429D #75429D

triadic

#48429D #9D4842 #429D48

tetradic

#48429D #9D4269 #979D42 #429D75

square

#48429D #9D4269 #979D42 #429D75

split-complementary

#48429D #9D7542 #699D42

monochromatic

#201E47 #343072 #48429D #6660BC #908BCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.26

#48429D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#48429D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48429D

8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48429D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48429D	1.00	8.26	2.54	8.26
#FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48429d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 66, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.143 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8276bb',
    500: '#48429d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48429d;
$custom-light: #8276bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48429d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.956,
    "s": 40.807,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43725,
    "c": 0.14319,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48429D

secondary

#B6B982

accent

#D157C9

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #48429D

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

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