#48738F#48738F
#48738F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.065 H 238.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48738F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 115, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 33%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 50%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.7%, 19.6%, 0%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.47, -6.75, -19.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.47, 20.99, 251.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.57% -0.0342 -0.0552) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.57% 0.065 238.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7594, 15.6213, 28.2714) |
| Luminance | 0.1562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 1.49
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 3.13
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 3.71
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 3.73
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.60
Steel Blue (survey)
#5A7D9A
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48738F #8F6448
analogous
#488F88 #48738F #48508F
triadic
#48738F #8F4873 #738F48
tetradic
#48738F #88488F #8F6448 #508F48
square
#48738F #88488F #8F6448 #508F48
split-complementary
#48738F #8F4850 #8F8848
monochromatic
#1F323E #345266 #48738F #6392B1 #8CAFC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#48738F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#48738F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #48738F
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48738F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48738F | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.12 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#667290
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D6B8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#267A7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48738f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 115, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.065 238.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f9bb0',
500: '#48738f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48738f; $custom-light: #7f9bb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48738f",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 115,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.662,
"s": 33.023,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53567,
"c": 0.06498,
"h": 238.2
},
"luminance": 0.15622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48738F
secondary
#B19482
accent
#895FC9
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#EFF2F4
border
#CACCCE
text
#0A0E10
muted
#7C7E7F