#48549B#48549B

#48549B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.115 H 274.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48549B
RGB	rgb(72, 84, 155)
HSL	hsl(231, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(231, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 45.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 16.40, -40.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 43.54, 292.13°)
OKLab	oklab(47.16% 0.0079 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(47.16% 0.115 274)
XYZ	xyz(11.7573, 10.0842, 32.3309)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48549B #9B8F48

analogous

#487E9B #48549B #65489B

triadic

#48549B #9B4854 #549B48

tetradic

#48549B #9B487E #9B8F48 #489B65

square

#48549B #9B487E #9B8F48 #489B65

split-complementary

#48549B #9B6548 #7E9B48

monochromatic

#212747 #353D71 #48549B #6873B9 #919ACC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#48549B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#48549B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48549B

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48549B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48549B	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355D9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5699

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48549b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 84, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.115 274.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8183b9',
    500: '#48549b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48549b;
$custom-light: #8183b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48549b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.325,
    "s": 36.564,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47161,
    "c": 0.11495,
    "h": 274
  },
  "luminance": 0.10085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48549B

secondary

#B8B187

accent

#BC5BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48549B

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

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