#48599C#48599C

#48599C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.110 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48599C
RGB	rgb(72, 89, 156)
HSL	hsl(228, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(228, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.45, 13.52, -38.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.45, 40.92, 289.29°)
OKLab	oklab(48.29% 0.0021 -0.1096)
OKLCH	oklch(48.29% 0.11 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.2437, 10.9219, 32.9090)
Luminance	0.1092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48599C #9C8B48

analogous

#48839C #48599C #61489C

triadic

#48599C #9C4859 #599C48

tetradic

#48599C #9C4883 #9C8B48 #489C61

square

#48599C #9C4883 #9C8B48 #489C61

split-complementary

#48599C #9C6148 #839C48

monochromatic

#212948 #354172 #48599C #6878B9 #929ECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#48599C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#48599C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48599C

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48599C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48599C	1.00	6.59	3.18	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D619F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345A9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#206773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48599c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 89, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.110 271.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48599c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.857,
    "s": 36.842,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48293,
    "c": 0.10962,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48599C

secondary

#B8AE87

accent

#B65BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48599C

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

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