#48739B#48739B

#48739B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.079 H 247.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48739B
RGB	rgb(72, 115, 155)
HSL	hsl(209, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(209, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 25.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.98, -2.97, -26.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.98, 26.35, 263.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.13% -0.0299 -0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(54.13% 0.079 247.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7175, 16.0046, 33.3176)
Luminance	0.1601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48739B #9B7048

analogous

#489B9A #48739B #48499B

triadic

#48739B #9B4873 #739B48

tetradic

#48739B #9A489B #9B7048 #499B48

square

#48739B #9A489B #9B7048 #499B48

split-complementary

#48739B #9B4849 #9B9A48

monochromatic

#213547 #355471 #48739B #6892B9 #91B0CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#48739B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#48739B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48739B

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48739B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48739B	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62749D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586C9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#197C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48739b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 115, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.079 247.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819bb8',
    500: '#48739b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48739b;
$custom-light: #819bb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48739b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.916,
    "s": 36.564,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54134,
    "c": 0.07917,
    "h": 247.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48739B

secondary

#B89F87

accent

#925BCD

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48739B

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

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