#48609D#48609D

#48609D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.102 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48609D
RGB	rgb(72, 96, 157)
HSL	hsl(223, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(223, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 38.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, 9.39, -35.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 37.17, 284.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49.89% -0.0062 -0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(49.89% 0.102 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.9391, 12.1769, 33.5603)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48609D #9D8548

analogous

#488A9D #48609D #5B489D

triadic

#48609D #9D4860 #609D48

tetradic

#48609D #9D488A #9D8548 #489D5B

square

#48609D #9D488A #9D8548 #489D5B

split-complementary

#48609D #9D5B48 #8A9D48

monochromatic

#222D49 #354673 #48609D #687FBA #92A3CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#48609D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#48609D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48609D

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48609D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48609D	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48669F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5E9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D6D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48609d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 96, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.102 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818cba',
    500: '#48609d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48609d;
$custom-light: #818cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48609d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.059,
    "s": 37.118,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49886,
    "c": 0.10197,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48609D

secondary

#B9AB88

accent

#AD5BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48609D

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

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