#48506B#48506B
#48506B is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.046 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48506B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 80, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 20%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 33%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.7%, 25.2%, 0%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.35, 3.87, -16.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.35, 17.05, 283.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.54% 0.0013 -0.0459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.54% 0.046 271.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1942, 8.1763, 15.0535) |
| Luminance | 0.0818 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 5.63
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 7.77
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 9.32
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 9.60
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 10.17
Dark Grey Blue
#29465B
ΔE00 10.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48506B #6B6348
analogous
#48616B #48506B #52486B
triadic
#48506B #6B4850 #506B48
tetradic
#48506B #6B4861 #6B6348 #486B52
square
#48506B #6B4861 #6B6348 #486B52
split-complementary
#48506B #6B5248 #616B48
monochromatic
#171922 #2F3546 #48506B #616B90 #828CAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.97
#48506B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.64
#48506B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #48506B
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48506B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48506B | 1.00 | 7.97 | 2.64 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#48526C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#454F6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3E5559
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48506b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 80, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.046 271.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7c8195',
500: '#48506b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48506b; $custom-light: #7c8195; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48506b",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 80,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.286,
"s": 19.553,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43538,
"c": 0.04591,
"h": 271.6
},
"luminance": 0.08177
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48506B
secondary
#989077
accent
#AA6CBC
background
#F7F7F9
surface
#EEEEF1
border
#C9C9CB
text
#090A0D
muted
#7B7C7E