#48649E#48649E

#48649E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.099 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48649E
RGB	rgb(72, 100, 158)
HSL	hsl(220, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(220, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 36.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 7.20, -34.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 35.40, 281.73°)
OKLab	oklab(50.84% -0.0108 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(50.84% 0.099 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.3991, 12.9597, 34.1365)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48649E #9E8248

analogous

#488F9E #48649E #57489E

triadic

#48649E #9E4864 #649E48

tetradic

#48649E #9E488F #9E8248 #489E57

square

#48649E #9E488F #9E8248 #489E57

split-complementary

#48649E #9E5748 #8F9E48

monochromatic

#222F4A #354974 #48649E #6983BB #93A6CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#48649E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#48649E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48649E

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48649E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48649E	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D69A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43619D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A7179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48649e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 100, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.099 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818fbb',
    500: '#48649e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48649e;
$custom-light: #818fbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48649e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.465,
    "s": 37.391,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50837,
    "c": 0.09851,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48649E

secondary

#BAA988

accent

#A85ACD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C12

muted

#7C7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #48649E

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

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