#48709C#48709C

#48709C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.083 H 251.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48709C
RGB	rgb(72, 112, 156)
HSL	hsl(211, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(211, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 28.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, -0.85, -28.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 28.11, 268.26°)
OKLab	oklab(53.48% -0.026 -0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(53.48% 0.083 251.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.4653, 15.3652, 33.6496)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48709C #9C7448

analogous

#489A9C #48709C #4A489C

triadic

#48709C #9C4870 #709C48

tetradic

#48709C #9C489A #9C7448 #489C4A

square

#48709C #9C489A #9C7448 #489C4A

split-complementary

#48709C #9C4A48 #9A9C48

monochromatic

#213448 #355272 #48709C #688FB9 #92AECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#48709C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#48709C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48709C

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48709C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48709C	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E729E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536A9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#197A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48709c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 112, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.083 251.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8198b9',
    500: '#48709c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48709c;
$custom-light: #8198b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48709c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.429,
    "s": 36.842,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53481,
    "c": 0.08298,
    "h": 251.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48709C

secondary

#B8A187

accent

#975BCD

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48709C

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

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