#484B9B#484B9B

#484B9B is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.128 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484B9B
RGB	rgb(72, 75, 155)
HSL	hsl(238, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(238, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 51.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.55, 22.23, -44.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.55, 49.52, 296.67°)
OKLab	oklab(45.31% 0.0186 -0.1263)
OKLCH	oklch(45.31% 0.128 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.1031, 8.7757, 32.1128)
Luminance	0.0878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484B9B #9B9848

analogous

#48759B #484B9B #6F489B

triadic

#484B9B #9B484B #4B9B48

tetradic

#484B9B #9B4875 #9B9848 #489B6F

square

#484B9B #9B4875 #9B9848 #489B6F

split-complementary

#484B9B #9B6F48 #759B48

monochromatic

#212347 #353771 #484B9B #686AB9 #9193CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#484B9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#484B9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484B9B

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484B9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484B9B	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#23579E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#195099

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#245D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484b9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 75, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.128 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817db9',
    500: '#484b9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484b9b;
$custom-light: #817db9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484b9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.831,
    "s": 36.564,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4531,
    "c": 0.12762,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484B9B

secondary

#B8B687

accent

#C85BCD

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #484B9B

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

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