#484E79#484E79

#484E79 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.071 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E79
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 121)
HSL	hsl(233, 25%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(233, 40%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 35.5%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.41, 9.32, -25.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.41, 26.91, 290.25°)
OKLab	oklab(43.8% 0.0086 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(43.8% 0.071 277)
XYZ	xyz(8.8471, 8.2066, 19.2033)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484E79 #797348

analogous

#486679 #484E79 #5A4879

triadic

#484E79 #79484E #4E7948

tetradic

#484E79 #794866 #797348 #48795A

square

#484E79 #794866 #797348 #48795A

split-complementary

#484E79 #795A48 #667948

monochromatic

#1A1D2C #313553 #484E79 #5F679F #858BB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#484E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#484E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E79

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E79	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40537B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C4F78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39565E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.071 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d7fa0',
    500: '#484e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e79;
$custom-light: #7d7fa0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.653,
    "s": 25.389,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43801,
    "c": 0.07121,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.08207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E79

secondary

#A29E7A

accent

#B766C2

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEEF2

border

#C9C9CC

text

#0A0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E79

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

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