#48468C#48468C
#48468C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.113 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48468C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 70, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 33%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 50%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.6%, 50%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.25, 20.55, -38.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.25, 43.92, 297.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.26% 0.0232 -0.1103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.26% 0.113 281.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5949, 7.6510, 25.7771) |
| Luminance | 0.0765 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.78
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.07
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 3.87
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.17
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 7.20
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48468C #8A8C46
analogous
#46678C #48468C #6B468C
triadic
#48468C #8C4846 #468C48
tetradic
#48468C #8C4667 #8A8C46 #468C6B
square
#48468C #8C4667 #8A8C46 #468C6B
split-complementary
#48468C #8C6B46 #678C46
monochromatic
#1E1D3A #333263 #48468C #6260AF #8A89C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.30
#48468C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.53
#48468C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #48468C
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48468C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48468C | 1.00 | 8.30 | 2.53 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#27518F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#234C8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#305562
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48468c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 70, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.113 281.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8079ae',
500: '#48468c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48468c; $custom-light: #8079ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48468c",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 70,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.714,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43264,
"c": 0.11275,
"h": 281.9
},
"luminance": 0.07651
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48468C
secondary
#AEAF7F
accent
#C95EC6
background
#F8F7FA
surface
#EFEDF4
border
#CAC8CE
text
#0A0910
muted
#7C7B7F