#48445C#48445C

#48445C is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.040 H 292.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48445C
RGB	rgb(72, 68, 92)
HSL	hsl(250, 15%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(250, 26%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 26.1%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.12, 7.46, -13.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.12, 15.50, 298.75°)
OKLab	oklab(40.04% 0.0152 -0.0373)
OKLCH	oklch(40.04% 0.04 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.6709, 6.2846, 10.9847)
Luminance	0.0629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48445C #585C44

analogous

#444C5C #48445C #54445C

triadic

#48445C #5C4844 #445C48

tetradic

#48445C #5C444C #585C44 #445C54

square

#48445C #5C444C #585C44 #445C54

split-complementary

#48445C #5C5444 #4C5C44

monochromatic

#111016 #2C2A39 #48445C #645E7F #827C9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.30

#48445C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#48445C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48445C

9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48445C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48445C	1.00	9.30	2.26	9.30
#FFFFFF	9.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E475D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F465B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44484C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48445c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 68, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.040 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b778a',
    500: '#48445c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48445c;
$custom-light: #7b778a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48445c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250,
    "s": 15,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40041,
    "c": 0.04023,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48445C

secondary

#878B71

accent

#B870AC

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEDF0

border

#C9C8CB

text

#09080B

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #48445C

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

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