#48539C#48539C
#48539C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.118 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48539C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 83, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 37%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 54%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 46.8%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.78, 17.38, -41.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.78, 44.79, 292.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.02% 0.0093 -0.1175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.02% 0.118 274.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7646, 9.9638, 32.7493) |
| Luminance | 0.0997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 3.77
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.92
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.27
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 5.82
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 6.02
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48539C #9C9148
analogous
#487D9C #48539C #67489C
triadic
#48539C #9C4853 #539C48
tetradic
#48539C #9C487D #9C9148 #489C67
square
#48539C #9C487D #9C9148 #489C67
split-complementary
#48539C #9C6748 #7D9C48
monochromatic
#212648 #353D72 #48539C #6873B9 #929ACD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.02
#48539C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#48539C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #48539C
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48539C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48539C | 1.00 | 7.02 | 2.99 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#335D9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#29569A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#216370
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48539c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 83, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.118 274.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8183ba',
500: '#48539c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48539c; $custom-light: #8183ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48539c",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 83,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.143,
"s": 36.842,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47016,
"c": 0.11784,
"h": 274.5
},
"luminance": 0.09965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48539C
secondary
#B8B287
accent
#BE5BCD
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#EFEFF6
border
#CACAD0
text
#0B0A11
muted
#7C7C80