#48699F#48699F
#48699F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.094 H 259.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48699F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 105, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 38%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 55%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.7%, 34%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.21, 4.41, -32.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.21, 33.17, 277.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.02% -0.0166 -0.0927) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.02% 0.094 259.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9799, 13.9830, 34.7565) |
| Luminance | 0.1398 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.05
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.95
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.25
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.71
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.00
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48699F #9F7E48
analogous
#48949F #48699F #52489F
triadic
#48699F #9F4869 #699F48
tetradic
#48699F #9F4894 #9F7E48 #489F52
square
#48699F #9F4894 #9F7E48 #489F52
split-complementary
#48699F #9F5248 #949F48
monochromatic
#22314B #354D75 #48699F #6988BB #93AACE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#48699F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.80
#48699F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #48699F
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48699F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48699F | 1.00 | 5.53 | 3.80 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#536DA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#49659E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#17757D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48699f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 105, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.094 259.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8193bb',
500: '#48699f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48699f; $custom-light: #8193bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48699f",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 105,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.241,
"s": 37.662,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52024,
"c": 0.09418,
"h": 259.9
},
"luminance": 0.13984
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48699F
secondary
#BAA789
accent
#A25ACE
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#EFF1F6
border
#CACBD0
text
#0B0D12
muted
#7C7E81