#48609C#48609C

#48609C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.101 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48609C
RGB	rgb(72, 96, 156)
HSL	hsl(223, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(223, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 38.5%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.44, 9.05, -35.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.44, 36.59, 284.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.83% -0.0064 -0.1003)
OKLCH	oklch(49.83% 0.101 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.8541, 12.1428, 33.1125)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48609C #9C8448

analogous

#488A9C #48609C #5A489C

triadic

#48609C #9C4860 #609C48

tetradic

#48609C #9C488A #9C8448 #489C5A

square

#48609C #9C488A #9C8448 #489C5A

split-complementary

#48609C #9C5A48 #8A9C48

monochromatic

#212C48 #354672 #48609C #687FB9 #92A3CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#48609C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#48609C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48609C

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48609C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48609C	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48669E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5E9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E6D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48609c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 96, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.101 266.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48609c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 36.842,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49827,
    "c": 0.1005,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48609C

secondary

#B8AA87

accent

#AC5BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48609C

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

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