#48709E#48709E

#48709E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.086 H 252.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#48709E
RGBrgb(72, 112, 158)
HSLhsl(212, 37%, 45%)
HSVhsv(212, 54%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(54.4%, 29.1%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LABlab(46.22, -0.20, -29.13)
CIE-LCHlch(46.22, 29.13, 269.60°)
OKLaboklab(53.58% -0.0253 -0.0818)
OKLCHoklch(53.58% 0.086 252.8)
XYZxyz(14.6361, 15.4335, 34.5488)
Luminance0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#48709E #9E7648
analogous
#489B9E #48709E #4B489E
triadic
#48709E #9E4870 #709E48
tetradic
#48709E #9E489B #9E7648 #489E4B
square
#48709E #9E489B #9E7648 #489E4B
split-complementary
#48709E #9E4B48 #9B9E48
monochromatic
#22344A #355274 #48709E #698FBB #93AECE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14
#48709E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09
#48709E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48709E
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##48709E#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##48709E1.005.144.095.14
#FFFFFF5.141.0021.001.00
#0000004.0921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.141.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D72A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#526A9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#167A80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #48709e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 112, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.086 252.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8198bb',
    500: '#48709e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #48709e;
$custom-light: #8198bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#48709e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.093,
    "s": 37.391,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53583,
    "c": 0.08563,
    "h": 252.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#48709E
secondary
#BAA388
accent
#985ACD
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#EFF2F6
border
#CACCD0
text
#0B0D11
muted
#7C7E80

Preview Lab

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#48709E Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva