#48458E#48458E
#48458E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.117 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48458E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 69, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 35%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 51%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.3%, 51.4%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.11, 21.84, -40.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.11, 45.81, 298.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.2% 0.0247 -0.1146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.2% 0.117 282.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6816, 7.5865, 26.5401) |
| Luminance | 0.0759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.20
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 2.66
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 4.35
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.70
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.71
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48458E #8B8E45
analogous
#45678E #48458E #6D458E
triadic
#48458E #8E4845 #458E48
tetradic
#48458E #8E4567 #8B8E45 #458E6D
square
#48458E #8E4567 #8B8E45 #458E6D
split-complementary
#48458E #8E6D45 #678E45
monochromatic
#1E1D3C #333165 #48458E #625FB1 #8B88C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.34
#48458E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#48458E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #48458E
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48458E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48458E | 1.00 | 8.34 | 2.52 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#235091
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1F4B8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2F5563
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48458e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 69, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.117 282.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8078af',
500: '#48458e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48458e; $custom-light: #8078af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48458e",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 69,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.466,
"s": 34.597,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43201,
"c": 0.11722,
"h": 282.2
},
"luminance": 0.07587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48458E
secondary
#AEB07E
accent
#CB5DC6
background
#F8F7FA
surface
#EFEDF5
border
#CAC8CF
text
#0B0910
muted
#7C7B7F