#48468E#48468E
#48468E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.116 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48468E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 70, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 34%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 51%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.3%, 50.7%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.37, 21.20, -39.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.37, 45.13, 298.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.4% 0.0234 -0.1133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.4% 0.116 281.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7437, 7.7105, 26.5608) |
| Luminance | 0.0771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.46
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.01
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 4.02
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.40
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.83
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48468E #8C8E46
analogous
#46688E #48468E #6C468E
triadic
#48468E #8E4846 #468E48
tetradic
#48468E #8E4668 #8C8E46 #468E6C
square
#48468E #8E4668 #8C8E46 #468E6C
split-complementary
#48468E #8E6C46 #688E46
monochromatic
#1E1E3C #333265 #48468E #6360B1 #8B89C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.26
#48468E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.54
#48468E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #48468E
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48468E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48468E | 1.00 | 8.26 | 2.54 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#255191
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#214C8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2F5563
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48468e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 70, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.116 281.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8079af',
500: '#48468e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48468e; $custom-light: #8079af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48468e",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 70,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.667,
"s": 33.962,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43401,
"c": 0.11574,
"h": 281.7
},
"luminance": 0.07711
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48468E
secondary
#AFB07F
accent
#CA5EC7
background
#F8F7FA
surface
#EFEDF5
border
#CAC8CF
text
#0A0910
muted
#7C7B7F