#48599D#48599D

#48599D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.111 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48599D
RGB	rgb(72, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(228, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(228, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.51, 13.85, -39.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.51, 41.50, 289.50°)
OKLab	oklab(48.36% 0.0023 -0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(48.36% 0.111 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.3287, 10.9559, 33.3568)
Luminance	0.1096 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48599D #9D8C48

analogous

#48849D #48599D #62489D

triadic

#48599D #9D4859 #599D48

tetradic

#48599D #9D4884 #9D8C48 #489D62

square

#48599D #9D4884 #9D8C48 #489D62

split-complementary

#48599D #9D6248 #849D48

monochromatic

#222949 #354173 #48599D #6879BA #929ECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#48599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#48599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48599D

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48599D	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D61A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335A9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F6873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.111 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8187ba',
    500: '#48599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48599d;
$custom-light: #8187ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 37.118,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48355,
    "c": 0.1111,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48599D

secondary

#B9AF88

accent

#B65BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #48599D

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

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