#48508D#48508D

#48508D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.099 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48508D
RGB	rgb(72, 80, 141)
HSL	hsl(233, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(233, 49%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 43.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.06, 14.36, -34.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.06, 37.79, 292.34°)
OKLab	oklab(45.42% 0.0105 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(45.42% 0.099 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.3474, 9.0375, 26.3933)
Luminance	0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48508D #8D8548

analogous

#48738D #48508D #63488D

triadic

#48508D #8D4850 #508D48

tetradic

#48508D #8D4873 #8D8548 #488D63

square

#48508D #8D4873 #8D8548 #488D63

split-complementary

#48508D #8D6348 #738D48

monochromatic

#1F223C #333964 #48508D #636CAF #8B92C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#48508D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#48508D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48508D

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48508D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48508D	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38588F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#32528C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E5D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48508d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 80, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.099 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f80af',
    500: '#48508d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48508d;
$custom-light: #7f80af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48508d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.043,
    "s": 32.394,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45417,
    "c": 0.09948,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48508D

secondary

#B0AA81

accent

#BC5FC9

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0A0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #48508D

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

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