#484E63#484E63

#484E63 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.036 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E63
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 99)
HSL	hsl(227, 16%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(227, 27%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 21.2%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.41, 2.90, -13.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.41, 13.34, 282.55°)
OKLab	oklab(42.69% 0.0015 -0.0357)
OKLCH	oklch(42.69% 0.036 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.6484, 7.7271, 12.8905)
Luminance	0.0773 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484E63 #635D48

analogous

#485B63 #484E63 #4F4863

triadic

#484E63 #63484E #4E6348

tetradic

#484E63 #63485B #635D48 #48634F

square

#484E63 #63485B #635D48 #48634F

split-complementary

#484E63 #634F48 #5B6348

monochromatic

#14161C #2E3240 #484E63 #626A86 #8289A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#484E63 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#484E63 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E63

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E63	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E63	1.00	8.25	2.55	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485064

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464E62

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#415255

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e63;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.036 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7f8f',
    500: '#484e63',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e63;
$custom-light: #7b7f8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e63",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.667,
    "s": 15.789,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42694,
    "c": 0.03575,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E63

secondary

#918B76

accent

#A86FB9

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEF0

border

#C9C9CB

text

#090A0C

muted

#7B7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E63

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

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