#484D8D#484D8D

#484D8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.104 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484D8D
RGB	rgb(72, 77, 141)
HSL	hsl(236, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(236, 49%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 45.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.22, 16.31, -36.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.22, 39.78, 294.21°)
OKLab	oklab(44.78% 0.0144 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(44.78% 0.104 278)
XYZ	xyz(10.1326, 8.6080, 26.3217)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484D8D #8D8848

analogous

#48708D #484D8D #66488D

triadic

#484D8D #8D484D #4D8D48

tetradic

#484D8D #8D4870 #8D8848 #488D66

square

#484D8D #8D4870 #8D8848 #488D66

split-complementary

#484D8D #8D6648 #708D48

monochromatic

#1F213C #333764 #484D8D #6368AF #8B90C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#484D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#484D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484D8D

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484D8D	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#33568F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E508C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F5A66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 77, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.104 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7eaf',
    500: '#484d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484d8d;
$custom-light: #7f7eaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.652,
    "s": 32.394,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44778,
    "c": 0.10385,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.08609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484D8D

secondary

#B0AC81

accent

#C15FC9

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0A0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #484D8D

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

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