#48609B#48609B

#48609B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.099 H 266.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48609B
RGB	rgb(72, 96, 155)
HSL	hsl(223, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(223, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 38.1%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.39, 8.72, -34.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.39, 36.02, 284.01°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% -0.0067 -0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.099 266.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.7698, 12.1091, 32.6684)
Luminance	0.1211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48609B #9B8348

analogous

#488A9B #48609B #5A489B

triadic

#48609B #9B4860 #609B48

tetradic

#48609B #9B488A #9B8348 #489B5A

square

#48609B #9B488A #9B8348 #489B5A

split-complementary

#48609B #9B5A48 #8A9B48

monochromatic

#212C47 #354671 #48609B #687FB9 #91A2CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#48609B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#48609B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48609B

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48609B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48609B	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49669D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5E9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F6D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48609b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 96, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.099 266.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818cb9',
    500: '#48609b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48609b;
$custom-light: #818cb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48609b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.651,
    "s": 36.564,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49769,
    "c": 0.09902,
    "h": 266.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48609B

secondary

#B8AA87

accent

#AC5BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48609B

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

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