#484D8A#484D8A

#484D8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.099 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484D8A
RGB	rgb(72, 77, 138)
HSL	hsl(235, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(235, 48%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.8%, 44.2%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.04, 15.34, -34.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.04, 37.96, 293.83°)
OKLab	oklab(44.59% 0.0139 -0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(44.59% 0.099 278)
XYZ	xyz(9.9124, 8.5199, 25.1620)
Luminance	0.0852 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484D8A #8A8548

analogous

#486E8A #484D8A #64488A

triadic

#484D8A #8A484D #4D8A48

tetradic

#484D8A #8A486E #8A8548 #488A64

square

#484D8A #8A486E #8A8548 #488A64

split-complementary

#484D8A #8A6448 #6E8A48

monochromatic

#1E203A #333762 #484D8A #6268AD #8A8FC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#484D8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#484D8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484D8A

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484D8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484D8A	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#35558C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305089

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484d8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 77, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.099 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7eac',
    500: '#484d8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484d8a;
$custom-light: #7f7eac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484d8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.455,
    "s": 31.429,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44587,
    "c": 0.09927,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.0852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484D8A

secondary

#AEAA80

accent

#C060C8

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEEF4

border

#C9C9CE

text

#0A0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #484D8A

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

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