#48459B#48459B
#48459B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.136 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48459B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 69, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 38%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 55%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.5%, 55.5%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.98, 26.10, -46.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.98, 53.56, 299.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.14% 0.0256 -0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.14% 0.136 280.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7152, 7.9999, 31.9835) |
| Luminance | 0.0800 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 1.35
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.51
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.50
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.67
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.19
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48459B #989B45
analogous
#456D9B #48459B #73459B
triadic
#48459B #9B4845 #459B48
tetradic
#48459B #9B456D #989B45 #459B73
square
#48459B #9B456D #989B45 #459B73
split-complementary
#48459B #9B7345 #6D9B45
monochromatic
#211F46 #343271 #48459B #6663BA #908ECD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.08
#48459B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.60
#48459B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #48459B
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48459B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48459B | 1.00 | 8.08 | 2.60 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#10539E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#014D99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#255869
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48459b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 69, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.136 280.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8278b9',
500: '#48459b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48459b; $custom-light: #8278b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48459b",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 69,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.093,
"s": 38.393,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44137,
"c": 0.13614,
"h": 280.8
},
"luminance": 0.08001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48459B
secondary
#B6B884
accent
#CE59CA
background
#F8F7FB
surface
#EFEDF6
border
#CAC8D0
text
#0B0911
muted
#7C7B80