#484E8A#484E8A

#484E8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.098 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E8A
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 138)
HSL	hsl(235, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(235, 48%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.8%, 43.5%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.32, 14.69, -34.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.32, 37.30, 293.19°)
OKLab	oklab(44.8% 0.0125 -0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(44.8% 0.098 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.9829, 8.6609, 25.1855)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484E8A #8A8448

analogous

#486F8A #484E8A #63488A

triadic

#484E8A #8A484E #4E8A48

tetradic

#484E8A #8A486F #8A8448 #488A63

square

#484E8A #8A486F #8A8448 #488A63

split-complementary

#484E8A #8A6348 #6F8A48

monochromatic

#1E213A #333762 #484E8A #6269AD #8A8FC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#484E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#484E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E8A

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E8A	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37568C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325189

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#305A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.098 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7fac',
    500: '#484e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e8a;
$custom-light: #7f7fac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.545,
    "s": 31.429,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44801,
    "c": 0.0978,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E8A

secondary

#AEAA80

accent

#BE60C8

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEEF4

border

#C9C9CE

text

#0A0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E8A

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

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