#48517D#48517D

#48517D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.073 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48517D
RGB	rgb(72, 81, 125)
HSL	hsl(230, 27%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(230, 42%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.4%, 35.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.48, 8.61, -26.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.48, 27.43, 288.30°)
OKLab	oklab(44.7% 0.0054 -0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(44.7% 0.073 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.3155, 8.7428, 20.5948)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48517D #7D7448

analogous

#486B7D #48517D #59487D

triadic

#48517D #7D4851 #517D48

tetradic

#48517D #7D486B #7D7448 #487D59

square

#48517D #7D486B #7D7448 #487D59

split-complementary

#48517D #7D5948 #6B7D48

monochromatic

#1B1F2F #323856 #48517D #5F6BA3 #868FB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#48517D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#48517D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48517D

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48517D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48517D	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42567F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E517C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#375A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48517d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 81, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.073 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d81a3',
    500: '#48517d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48517d;
$custom-light: #7d81a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48517d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.811,
    "s": 26.904,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44697,
    "c": 0.07317,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48517D

secondary

#A59E7C

accent

#B365C3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEEF3

border

#C9C9CD

text

#0A0A0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #48517D

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

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