#48639E#48639E

#48639E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.100 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48639E
RGB	rgb(72, 99, 158)
HSL	hsl(221, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(221, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 37.3%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 7.83, -35.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 35.97, 282.56°)
OKLab	oklab(50.61% -0.0096 -0.0993)
OKLCH	oklch(50.61% 0.1 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.3038, 12.7690, 34.1047)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48639E #9E8348

analogous

#488E9E #48639E #58489E

triadic

#48639E #9E4863 #639E48

tetradic

#48639E #9E488E #9E8348 #489E58

square

#48639E #9E488E #9E8348 #489E58

split-complementary

#48639E #9E5848 #8E9E48

monochromatic

#222E4A #354974 #48639E #6982BB #93A5CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#48639E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#48639E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48639E

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48639E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48639E	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B68A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41619D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B7079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48639e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 99, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.100 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818fbb',
    500: '#48639e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48639e;
$custom-light: #818fbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48639e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.163,
    "s": 37.391,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50613,
    "c": 0.09972,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48639E

secondary

#BAAA88

accent

#A95ACD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C12

muted

#7C7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #48639E

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

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