#48599A#48599A

#48599A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.107 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48599A
RGB	rgb(72, 89, 154)
HSL	hsl(228, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(228, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 42.2%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.33, 12.85, -37.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.33, 39.73, 288.86°)
OKLab	oklab(48.17% 0.0017 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(48.17% 0.107 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.0757, 10.8548, 32.0244)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48599A #9A8948

analogous

#48829A #48599A #60489A

triadic

#48599A #9A4859 #599A48

tetradic

#48599A #9A4882 #9A8948 #489A60

square

#48599A #9A4882 #9A8948 #489A60

split-complementary

#48599A #9A6048 #829A48

monochromatic

#212947 #354170 #48599A #6778B8 #919DCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#48599A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#48599A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48599A

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48599A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48599A	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E609D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355999

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48599a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 89, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.107 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8187b8',
    500: '#48599a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48599a;
$custom-light: #8187b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48599a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.561,
    "s": 36.283,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48168,
    "c": 0.10663,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48599A

secondary

#B7AD86

accent

#B55CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48599A

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

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