#484C74#484C74

#484C74 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.066 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484C74
RGB	rgb(72, 76, 116)
HSL	hsl(235, 23%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(235, 38%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 34.5%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.58, 9.09, -23.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.58, 25.13, 291.20°)
OKLab	oklab(43.08% 0.0102 -0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(43.08% 0.066 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4084, 7.8072, 17.5835)
Luminance	0.0781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484C74 #747048

analogous

#486274 #484C74 #5A4874

triadic

#484C74 #74484C #4C7448

tetradic

#484C74 #744862 #747048 #48745A

square

#484C74 #744862 #747048 #48745A

split-complementary

#484C74 #745A48 #627448

monochromatic

#191B28 #31334E #484C74 #5F659A #8488B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#484C74 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#484C74 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484C74

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484C74	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484C74	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F5176

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D4D73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C545A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484c74;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 76, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.066 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d7d9c',
    500: '#484c74',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484c74;
$custom-light: #7d7d9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484c74",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.545,
    "s": 23.404,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43079,
    "c": 0.06623,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484C74

secondary

#9F9B79

accent

#B868C0

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEEF2

border

#C9C9CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #484C74

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

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