#48448D#48448D

#48448D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.117 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48448D
RGB	rgb(72, 68, 141)
HSL	hsl(243, 35%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(243, 52%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 51.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.78, 22.17, -40.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.78, 45.89, 298.89°)
OKLab	oklab(42.93% 0.0259 -0.1143)
OKLCH	oklch(42.93% 0.117 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.5459, 7.4346, 26.1262)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48448D #898D44

analogous

#44648D #48448D #6C448D

triadic

#48448D #8D4844 #448D48

tetradic

#48448D #8D4464 #898D44 #448D6C

square

#48448D #8D4464 #898D44 #448D6C

split-complementary

#48448D #8D6C44 #648D44

monochromatic

#1E1C3A #333064 #48448D #625DB1 #8A87C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#48448D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#48448D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48448D

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48448D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48448D	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#225090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4B8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#305462

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48448d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 68, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.117 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8078af',
    500: '#48448d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48448d;
$custom-light: #8078af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48448d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.288,
    "s": 34.928,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42932,
    "c": 0.11724,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48448D

secondary

#ADB07D

accent

#CB5DC5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0A0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #48448D

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

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