#48539D#48539D

#48539D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.119 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48539D
RGB	rgb(72, 83, 157)
HSL	hsl(232, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(232, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 47.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.84, 17.72, -41.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.84, 45.39, 292.98°)
OKLab	oklab(47.08% 0.0094 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(47.08% 0.119 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.8496, 9.9978, 33.1971)
Luminance	0.1000 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48539D #9D9248

analogous

#487E9D #48539D #67489D

triadic

#48539D #9D4853 #539D48

tetradic

#48539D #9D487E #9D9248 #489D67

square

#48539D #9D487E #9D9248 #489D67

split-complementary

#48539D #9D6748 #7E9D48

monochromatic

#222749 #353D73 #48539D #6873BA #929ACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.00

#48539D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#48539D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48539D

7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48539D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48539D	1.00	7.00	3.00	7.00
#FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325DA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28569B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#206370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48539d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 83, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.119 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8183ba',
    500: '#48539d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48539d;
$custom-light: #8183ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48539d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.235,
    "s": 37.118,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47083,
    "c": 0.11931,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48539D

secondary

#B9B388

accent

#BE5BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #48539D

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

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