#48438D#48438D

#48438D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.119 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48438D
RGB	rgb(72, 67, 141)
HSL	hsl(244, 36%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(244, 52%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 52.5%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.51, 22.82, -40.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.51, 46.58, 299.33°)
OKLab	oklab(42.73% 0.0271 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(42.73% 0.119 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.4859, 7.3147, 26.1062)
Luminance	0.0732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48438D #888D43

analogous

#43638D #48438D #6D438D

triadic

#48438D #8D4843 #438D48

tetradic

#48438D #8D4363 #888D43 #438D6D

square

#48438D #8D4363 #888D43 #438D6D

split-complementary

#48438D #8D6D43 #638D43

monochromatic

#1E1C3A #332F64 #48438D #625CB1 #8A85C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.53

#48438D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#48438D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48438D

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48438D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48438D	1.00	8.53	2.46	8.53
#FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#204F90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C4A8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#305361

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48438d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 67, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.119 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8077af',
    500: '#48438d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48438d;
$custom-light: #8077af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48438d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.054,
    "s": 35.577,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42734,
    "c": 0.11874,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48438D

secondary

#ADB07C

accent

#CC5CC4

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #48438D

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

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