#48519B#48519B

#48519B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.119 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48519B
RGB	rgb(72, 81, 155)
HSL	hsl(233, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(233, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 47.7%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.17, 18.34, -41.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.17, 45.52, 293.76°)
OKLab	oklab(46.53% 0.0115 -0.1186)
OKLCH	oklch(46.53% 0.119 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.5294, 9.6284, 32.2549)
Luminance	0.0963 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48519B #9B9248

analogous

#487B9B #48519B #69489B

triadic

#48519B #9B4851 #519B48

tetradic

#48519B #9B487B #9B9248 #489B69

square

#48519B #9B487B #9B9248 #489B69

split-complementary

#48519B #9B6948 #7B9B48

monochromatic

#212547 #353B71 #48519B #6870B9 #9198CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#48519B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#48519B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48519B

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48519B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48519B	1.00	7.18	2.93	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305B9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275499

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#23616E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48519b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 81, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.119 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8181b9',
    500: '#48519b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48519b;
$custom-light: #8181b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48519b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.494,
    "s": 36.564,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46533,
    "c": 0.11914,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48519B

secondary

#B8B387

accent

#C05BCD

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48519B

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

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