#484D56#484D56

#484D56 is a dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.016 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484D56
RGB	rgb(72, 77, 86)
HSL	hsl(219, 9%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(219, 16%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 10.5%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.61, 0.13, -5.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.61, 5.99, 271.23°)
OKLab	oklab(41.9% -0.0022 -0.0162)
OKLCH	oklch(41.9% 0.016 262.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.0057, 7.3572, 9.8533)
Luminance	0.0736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484D56 #565148

analogous

#485456 #484D56 #4A4856

triadic

#484D56 #56484D #4D5648

tetradic

#484D56 #564854 #565148 #48564A

square

#484D56 #564854 #565148 #48564A

split-complementary

#484D56 #564A48 #545648

monochromatic

#101113 #2C2F35 #484D56 #646B77 #828996

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#484D56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#484D56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484D56

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484D56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484D56	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4D56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494C56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454F50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484d56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 77, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.016 262.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7e85',
    500: '#484d56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484d56;
$custom-light: #7b7e85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484d56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.571,
    "s": 8.861,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41903,
    "c": 0.01633,
    "h": 262.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484D56

secondary

#857F75

accent

#9C76B2

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EDEEEF

border

#C8C9CA

text

#090A0B

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #484D56

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

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