#48517C#48517C

#48517C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.072 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48517C
RGB	rgb(72, 81, 124)
HSL	hsl(230, 27%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(230, 42%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.9%, 34.7%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.43, 8.30, -25.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.43, 26.82, 288.04°)
OKLab	oklab(44.64% 0.0052 -0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(44.64% 0.072 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.2519, 8.7174, 20.2600)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48517C #7C7348

analogous

#486B7C #48517C #59487C

triadic

#48517C #7C4851 #517C48

tetradic

#48517C #7C486B #7C7348 #487C59

square

#48517C #7C486B #7C7348 #487C59

split-complementary

#48517C #7C5948 #6B7C48

monochromatic

#1B1E2F #323855 #48517C #5F6BA2 #868FB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#48517C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#48517C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48517C

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48517C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48517C	1.00	7.65	2.74	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42567E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E517B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#385A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48517c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 81, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.072 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d81a2',
    500: '#48517c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48517c;
$custom-light: #7d81a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48517c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.615,
    "s": 26.531,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44642,
    "c": 0.0716,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48517C

secondary

#A59D7B

accent

#B365C3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEEF3

border

#C9C9CD

text

#0A0A0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #48517C

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

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