#484A79#484A79

#484A79 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.077 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484A79
RGB	rgb(72, 74, 121)
HSL	hsl(238, 25%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(238, 40%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 38.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.25, 11.92, -27.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.25, 29.57, 293.77°)
OKLab	oklab(42.91% 0.0144 -0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(42.91% 0.077 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.5715, 7.6554, 19.1115)
Luminance	0.0766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484A79 #797748

analogous

#486279 #484A79 #5E4879

triadic

#484A79 #79484A #4A7948

tetradic

#484A79 #794862 #797748 #48795E

square

#484A79 #794862 #797748 #48795E

split-complementary

#484A79 #795E48 #627948

monochromatic

#1A1B2C #313353 #484A79 #5F619F #8587B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.30

#484A79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#484A79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484A79

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484A79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484A79	1.00	8.30	2.53	8.30
#FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A507B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#384D78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A535B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484a79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 74, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.077 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d7ca0',
    500: '#484a79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484a79;
$custom-light: #7d7ca0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484a79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.551,
    "s": 25.389,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42913,
    "c": 0.0773,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484A79

secondary

#A2A17A

accent

#BE66C2

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEEF2

border

#C9C9CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #484A79

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

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