#48517A#48517A
#48517A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.068 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48517A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 81, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 26%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 41%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 33.6%, 0%, 52.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.34, 7.69, -24.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.34, 25.60, 287.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.53% 0.0046 -0.0683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.53% 0.068 273.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1267, 8.6673, 19.6006) |
| Luminance | 0.0867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 1.82
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 3.85
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 6.79
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 7.23
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 8.44
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 8.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48517A #7A7148
analogous
#486A7A #48517A #58487A
triadic
#48517A #7A4851 #517A48
tetradic
#48517A #7A486A #7A7148 #487A58
square
#48517A #7A486A #7A7148 #487A58
split-complementary
#48517A #7A5848 #6A7A48
monochromatic
#1B1E2D #313754 #48517A #5F6BA0 #858EB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.68
#48517A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#48517A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #48517A
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48517A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48517A | 1.00 | 7.68 | 2.73 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#43557C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F5179
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#395960
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48517a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 81, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.068 273.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d81a0',
500: '#48517a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48517a; $custom-light: #7d81a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48517a",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 81,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.2,
"s": 25.773,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44533,
"c": 0.06843,
"h": 273.9
},
"luminance": 0.08668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48517A
secondary
#A39C7B
accent
#B266C2
background
#F7F7F9
surface
#EEEEF2
border
#C9C9CC
text
#0A0A0E
muted
#7C7C7E