#48486A#48486A
#48486A is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.056 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48486A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 72, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 19%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 32%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.1%, 32.1%, 0%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.93, 8.74, -19.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.93, 21.57, 293.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.65% 0.0133 -0.0547) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.65% 0.056 283.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.5907, 7.0529, 14.5943) |
| Luminance | 0.0705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 5.59
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 7.33
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 9.91
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 10.88
Navy Blue
#1B2A4A
ΔE00 11.47
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 11.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48486A #6A6A48
analogous
#48596A #48486A #59486A
triadic
#48486A #6A4848 #486A48
tetradic
#48486A #6A4859 #6A6A48 #486A59
square
#48486A #6A4859 #6A6A48 #486A59
split-complementary
#48486A #6A5948 #596A48
monochromatic
#161621 #2F2F46 #48486A #61618E #8282AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.71
#48486A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#48486A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #48486A
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48486A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48486A | 1.00 | 8.71 | 2.41 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E4C6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D4A69
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#404E54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48486a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 72, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.056 283.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7c7a94',
500: '#48486a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48486a; $custom-light: #7c7a94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48486a",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 72,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 19.101,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41646,
"c": 0.05635,
"h": 283.7
},
"luminance": 0.07053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48486A
secondary
#979777
accent
#BC6CBC
background
#F7F7F9
surface
#EEEDF1
border
#C9C8CB
text
#09090D
muted
#7B7B7E