#48488B#48488B

#48488B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.108 H 280.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48488B
RGB	rgb(72, 72, 139)
HSL	hsl(240, 32%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(240, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 48.2%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.72, 18.92, -37.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.72, 41.95, 296.81°)
OKLab	oklab(43.61% 0.0205 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(43.61% 0.108 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.6486, 7.8760, 25.4329)
Luminance	0.0788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48488B #8B8B48

analogous

#486A8B #48488B #6A488B

triadic

#48488B #8B4848 #488B48

tetradic

#48488B #8B486A #8B8B48 #488B6A

square

#48488B #8B486A #8B8B48 #488B6A

split-complementary

#48488B #8B6A48 #6A8B48

monochromatic

#1E1E3A #333363 #48488B #6262AE #8B8BC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#48488B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#48488B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48488B

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48488B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48488B	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C528D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#274D8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48488b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 72, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.108 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7bad',
    500: '#48488b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48488b;
$custom-light: #7f7bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48488b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 31.754,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43605,
    "c": 0.10824,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48488B

secondary

#AEAE80

accent

#C860C8

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0A0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #48488B

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

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