#48729C#48729C

#48729C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.081 H 249.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48729C
RGB	rgb(72, 114, 156)
HSL	hsl(210, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(210, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 26.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, -2.05, -27.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 27.25, 265.68°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% -0.0284 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.081 249.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.6884, 15.8115, 33.7239)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48729C #9C7248

analogous

#489C9C #48729C #48489C

triadic

#48729C #9C4872 #729C48

tetradic

#48729C #9C489C #9C7248 #489C48

square

#48729C #9C489C #9C7248 #489C48

split-complementary

#48729C #9C4848 #9C9C48

monochromatic

#213548 #355372 #48729C #6891B9 #92AFCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#48729C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#48729C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48729C

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48729C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48729C	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61739E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#187C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48729c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 114, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.081 249.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819ab9',
    500: '#48729c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48729c;
$custom-light: #819ab9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48729c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 36.842,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53949,
    "c": 0.08124,
    "h": 249.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48729C

secondary

#B8A087

accent

#945BCD

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48729C

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

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