#484C8B#484C8B

#484C8B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.102 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484C8B
RGB	rgb(72, 76, 139)
HSL	hsl(236, 32%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(236, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 45.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.82, 16.31, -35.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.82, 39.24, 294.56°)
OKLab	oklab(44.44% 0.0153 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(44.44% 0.102 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.9157, 8.4102, 25.5219)
Luminance	0.0841 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484C8B #8B8748

analogous

#486E8B #484C8B #66488B

triadic

#484C8B #8B484C #4C8B48

tetradic

#484C8B #8B486E #8B8748 #488B66

square

#484C8B #8B486E #8B8748 #488B66

split-complementary

#484C8B #8B6648 #6E8B48

monochromatic

#1E203A #333663 #484C8B #6267AE #8B8EC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#484C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#484C8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484C8B

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484C8B	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#33558D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E4F8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#305964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 76, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.102 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7dad',
    500: '#484c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484c8b;
$custom-light: #7f7dad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.418,
    "s": 31.754,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44439,
    "c": 0.10228,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484C8B

secondary

#AEAC80

accent

#C260C8

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0A0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #484C8B

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

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