#48659D#48659D

#48659D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.096 H 262.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48659D
RGB	rgb(72, 101, 157)
HSL	hsl(220, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(220, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 35.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.94, 6.24, -33.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.94, 34.26, 280.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.01% -0.0123 -0.0951)
OKLCH	oklch(51.01% 0.096 262.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.4099, 13.1184, 33.7172)
Luminance	0.1312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48659D #9D8048

analogous

#48909D #48659D #55489D

triadic

#48659D #9D4865 #659D48

tetradic

#48659D #9D4890 #9D8048 #489D55

square

#48659D #9D4890 #9D8048 #489D55

split-complementary

#48659D #9D5548 #909D48

monochromatic

#222F49 #354A73 #48659D #6884BA #92A6CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#48659D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#48659D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48659D

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48659D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48659D	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6A9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45629C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B7179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48659d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 101, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.096 262.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8190ba',
    500: '#48659d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48659d;
$custom-light: #8190ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48659d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.529,
    "s": 37.118,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51006,
    "c": 0.09588,
    "h": 262.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48659D

secondary

#B9A888

accent

#A65BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48659D

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

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