#48459D#48459D

#48459D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.139 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48459D
RGB	rgb(72, 69, 157)
HSL	hsl(242, 39%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(242, 56%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 56.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.12, 26.76, -47.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.12, 54.74, 299.26°)
OKLab	oklab(44.29% 0.0256 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(44.29% 0.139 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.8845, 8.0676, 32.8754)
Luminance	0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48459D #9A9D45

analogous

#456E9D #48459D #74459D

triadic

#48459D #9D4845 #459D48

tetradic

#48459D #9D456E #9A9D45 #459D74

square

#48459D #9D456E #9A9D45 #459D74

split-complementary

#48459D #9D7445 #6E9D45

monochromatic

#212048 #353272 #48459D #6764BB #918FCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#48459D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#48459D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48459D

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48459D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48459D	1.00	8.03	2.61	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B54A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004D9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#23596A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48459d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 69, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.139 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278bb',
    500: '#48459d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48459d;
$custom-light: #8278bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48459d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.045,
    "s": 38.938,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44287,
    "c": 0.13899,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48459D

secondary

#B7B985

accent

#CF59CB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #48459D

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

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