#484B59#484B59

#484B59 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.024 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484B59
RGB	rgb(72, 75, 89)
HSL	hsl(229, 11%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(229, 19%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 15.7%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.10, 2.15, -8.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.10, 8.92, 283.98°)
OKLab	oklab(41.55% 0.0024 -0.0235)
OKLCH	oklch(41.55% 0.024 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.9913, 7.1310, 10.4573)
Luminance	0.0713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484B59 #595648

analogous

#485459 #484B59 #4E4859

triadic

#484B59 #59484B #4B5948

tetradic

#484B59 #594854 #595648 #48594E

square

#484B59 #594854 #595648 #48594E

split-complementary

#484B59 #594E48 #545948

monochromatic

#111215 #2D2E37 #484B59 #63687B #82869A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.66

#484B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#484B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484B59

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484B59	1.00	8.66	2.43	8.66
#FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474C5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464B59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444D50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 75, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.024 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7d87',
    500: '#484b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484b59;
$custom-light: #7b7d87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.412,
    "s": 10.559,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41545,
    "c": 0.02363,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484B59

secondary

#888475

accent

#A874B3

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EDEEEF

border

#C8C9CA

text

#09090B

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #484B59

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

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