#484D9B#484D9B

#484D9B is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.125 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484D9B
RGB	rgb(72, 77, 155)
HSL	hsl(236, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(236, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 50.3%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.08, 20.93, -43.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.08, 48.18, 295.75°)
OKLab	oklab(45.71% 0.0163 -0.1237)
OKLCH	oklch(45.71% 0.125 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.2409, 9.0513, 32.1587)
Luminance	0.0905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484D9B #9B9648

analogous

#48769B #484D9B #6D489B

triadic

#484D9B #9B484D #4D9B48

tetradic

#484D9B #9B4876 #9B9648 #489B6D

square

#484D9B #9B4876 #9B9648 #489B6D

split-complementary

#484D9B #9B6D48 #769B48

monochromatic

#212347 #353871 #484D9B #686CB9 #9195CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#484D9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#484D9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484D9B

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484D9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484D9B	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28589E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5299

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484d9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 77, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.125 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817eb9',
    500: '#484d9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484d9b;
$custom-light: #817eb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484d9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.386,
    "s": 36.564,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45713,
    "c": 0.12478,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484D9B

secondary

#B8B587

accent

#C65BCD

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #484D9B

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

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