#48436D#48436D

#48436D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.070 H 288.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48436D
RGB	rgb(72, 67, 109)
HSL	hsl(247, 24%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(247, 39%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 38.5%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.63, 12.88, -23.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.63, 26.92, 298.59°)
OKLab	oklab(40.7% 0.0219 -0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(40.7% 0.07 288.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.4392, 6.4960, 15.3269)
Luminance	0.0650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48436D #686D43

analogous

#43536D #48436D #5D436D

triadic

#48436D #6D4843 #436D48

tetradic

#48436D #6D4353 #686D43 #436D5D

square

#48436D #6D4353 #686D43 #436D5D

split-complementary

#48436D #6D5D43 #536D43

monochromatic

#161421 #2F2C47 #48436D #615A93 #827CAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.13

#48436D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#48436D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48436D

9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48436D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48436D	1.00	9.13	2.30	9.13
#FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37496F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#36476C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48436d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 67, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.070 288.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7797',
    500: '#48436d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48436d;
$custom-light: #7c7797;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48436d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.143,
    "s": 23.864,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40699,
    "c": 0.06958,
    "h": 288.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48436D

secondary

#959A72

accent

#C067B6

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#09080D

muted

#7B7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #48436D

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

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