#48599F#48599F

#48599F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.114 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48599F
RGB	rgb(72, 89, 159)
HSL	hsl(228, 38%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(228, 55%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 44%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.62, 14.52, -40.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.62, 42.68, 289.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.48% 0.0026 -0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(48.48% 0.114 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.5008, 11.0248, 34.2634)
Luminance	0.1103 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#48599F #9F8E48

analogous

#48849F #48599F #63489F

triadic

#48599F #9F4859 #599F48

tetradic

#48599F #9F4884 #9F8E48 #489F63

square

#48599F #9F4884 #9F8E48 #489F63

split-complementary

#48599F #9F6348 #849F48

monochromatic

#222A4B #354175 #48599F #6979BB #939FCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#48599F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#48599F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48599F

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48599F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48599F	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B61A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315A9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C6874

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48599f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 89, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.114 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8187bc',
    500: '#48599f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48599f;
$custom-light: #8187bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48599f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.276,
    "s": 37.662,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48482,
    "c": 0.11407,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48599F

secondary

#BAB089

accent

#B75ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #48599F

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

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