#48487B#48487B

#48487B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.084 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48487B
RGB	rgb(72, 72, 123)
HSL	hsl(240, 26%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(240, 41%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.5%, 41.5%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.79, 13.84, -29.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.79, 32.16, 295.49°)
OKLab	oklab(42.6% 0.0177 -0.0817)
OKLCH	oklch(42.6% 0.084 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.5640, 7.4422, 19.7203)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48487B #7B7B48

analogous

#48617B #48487B #61487B

triadic

#48487B #7B4848 #487B48

tetradic

#48487B #7B4861 #7B7B48 #487B61

square

#48487B #7B4861 #7B7B48 #487B61

split-complementary

#48487B #7B6148 #617B48

monochromatic

#1B1B2E #313154 #48487B #5F5FA1 #8686B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#48487B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#48487B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48487B

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48487B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48487B	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#364F7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#344B7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39525B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48487b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 72, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.084 282.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d7aa1',
    500: '#48487b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48487b;
$custom-light: #7d7aa1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48487b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 26.154,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42595,
    "c": 0.0836,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48487B

secondary

#A4A47B

accent

#C365C3

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A090F

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #48487B

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

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