#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
RGBrgb(72, 80, 141)
HSLhsl(233, 32%, 42%)
HSVhsv(233, 49%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(48.9%, 43.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LABlab(36.06, 14.36, -34.95)
CIE-LCHlch(36.06, 37.79, 292.34°)
OKLaboklab(45.42% 0.0105 -0.0989)
OKLCHoklch(45.42% 0.099 276.1)
XYZxyz(10.3474, 9.0375, 26.3933)
Luminance0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

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
##48508D1.007.482.817.48
#FFFFFF7.481.0021.001.00
#0000002.8121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.481.0021.001.00

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

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#48508D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva