#48449E#48449E

#48449E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.142 H 280.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48449E
RGB	rgb(72, 68, 158)
HSL	hsl(243, 40%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(243, 57%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 57%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.94, 27.73, -48.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.94, 56.00, 299.68°)
OKLab	oklab(44.17% 0.0268 -0.1393)
OKLCH	oklch(44.17% 0.142 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.9093, 7.9799, 33.3066)
Luminance	0.0798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.75

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48449E #9A9E44

analogous

#446D9E #48449E #75449E

triadic

#48449E #9E4844 #449E48

tetradic

#48449E #9E446D #9A9E44 #449E75

square

#48449E #9E446D #9A9E44 #449E75

split-complementary

#48449E #9E7544 #6D9E44

monochromatic

#211F48 #353273 #48449E #6763BC #918ECE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#48449E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#48449E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48449E

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48449E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48449E	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0253A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22596A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48449e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 68, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.142 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278bb',
    500: '#48449e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48449e;
$custom-light: #8278bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48449e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.667,
    "s": 39.823,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44174,
    "c": 0.14181,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48449E

secondary

#B7BA84

accent

#D058CA

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #48449E

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

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