#484C56#484C56

#484C56 is a dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.017 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484C56
RGB	rgb(72, 76, 86)
HSL	hsl(223, 9%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(223, 16%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 11.6%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.30, 0.76, -6.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.30, 6.49, 276.72°)
OKLab	oklab(41.66% -0.0005 -0.0174)
OKLCH	oklch(41.66% 0.017 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.9363, 7.2184, 9.8301)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484C56 #565248

analogous

#485356 #484C56 #4B4856

triadic

#484C56 #56484C #4C5648

tetradic

#484C56 #564853 #565248 #48564B

square

#484C56 #564853 #565248 #48564B

split-complementary

#484C56 #564B48 #535648

monochromatic

#101113 #2C2F35 #484C56 #646977 #828896

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#484C56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#484C56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484C56

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484C56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484C56	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494D56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484B56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454E4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484c56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 76, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.017 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7e85',
    500: '#484c56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484c56;
$custom-light: #7b7e85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484c56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 8.861,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41662,
    "c": 0.01744,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484C56

secondary

#858075

accent

#A176B2

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EDEEEF

border

#C8C9CA

text

#09090B

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #484C56

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

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