#48599B#48599B

#48599B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.108 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48599B
RGB	rgb(72, 89, 155)
HSL	hsl(228, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(228, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 42.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.39, 13.18, -38.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.39, 40.33, 289.08°)
OKLab	oklab(48.23% 0.0019 -0.1081)
OKLCH	oklch(48.23% 0.108 271)
XYZ	xyz(12.1593, 10.8882, 32.4649)
Luminance	0.1089 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48599B #9B8A48

analogous

#48839B #48599B #61489B

triadic

#48599B #9B4859 #599B48

tetradic

#48599B #9B4883 #9B8A48 #489B61

square

#48599B #9B4883 #9B8A48 #489B61

split-complementary

#48599B #9B6148 #839B48

monochromatic

#212947 #354171 #48599B #6878B9 #919DCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#48599B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#48599B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48599B

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48599B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48599B	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E619E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35599A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#216772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48599b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 89, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.108 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8187b9',
    500: '#48599b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48599b;
$custom-light: #8187b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48599b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.711,
    "s": 36.564,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4823,
    "c": 0.10813,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.10889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48599B

secondary

#B8AE87

accent

#B55BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48599B

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

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