#4848BD#4848BD

#4848BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.179 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4848BD
RGB	rgb(72, 72, 189)
HSL	hsl(240, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(240, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 61.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.27, 35.52, -61.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.27, 71.18, 299.93°)
OKLab	oklab(47.37% 0.0222 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(47.37% 0.179 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1722, 9.6855, 49.2569)
Luminance	0.0969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4848BD #BDBD48

analogous

#4882BD #4848BD #8248BD

triadic

#4848BD #BD4848 #48BD48

tetradic

#4848BD #BD4882 #BDBD48 #48BD82

square

#4848BD #BD4882 #BDBD48 #48BD82

split-complementary

#4848BD #BD8248 #82BD48

monochromatic

#252566 #353593 #4848BD #7575CD #A2A2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#4848BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#4848BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4848BD

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4848BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4848BD	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4848bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 72, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.179 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877bd2',
    500: '#4848bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4848bd;
$custom-light: #877bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4848bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47374,
    "c": 0.17893,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4848BD

secondary

#CACA97

accent

#D751D7

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4848BD

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

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