#48729B#48729B

#48729B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.080 H 249.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48729B
RGB	rgb(72, 114, 155)
HSL	hsl(210, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(210, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 26.5%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, -2.38, -26.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 26.76, 264.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% -0.0287 -0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.08 249)
XYZ	xyz(14.6041, 15.7778, 33.2798)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48729B #9B7148

analogous

#489B9B #48729B #48489B

triadic

#48729B #9B4872 #729B48

tetradic

#48729B #9B489B #9B7148 #489B48

square

#48729B #9B489B #9B7148 #489B48

split-complementary

#48729B #9B4848 #9B9B48

monochromatic

#213547 #355371 #48729B #6891B9 #91AFCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#48729B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#48729B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48729B

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48729B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48729B	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61739D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#197C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48729b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 114, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.080 249.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819ab8',
    500: '#48729b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48729b;
$custom-light: #819ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48729b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.639,
    "s": 36.564,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53899,
    "c": 0.07997,
    "h": 249
  },
  "luminance": 0.15779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48729B

secondary

#B89F87

accent

#935BCD

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48729B

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

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