#48739C#48739C

#48739C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.080 H 248.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48739C
RGB	rgb(72, 115, 156)
HSL	hsl(209, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(209, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 26.3%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.02, -2.65, -26.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.02, 26.84, 264.33°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% -0.0296 -0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.08 248.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.8018, 16.0383, 33.7617)
Luminance	0.1604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48739C #9C7148

analogous

#489C9B #48739C #48499C

triadic

#48739C #9C4873 #739C48

tetradic

#48739C #9B489C #9C7148 #499C48

square

#48739C #9B489C #9C7148 #499C48

split-complementary

#48739C #9C4849 #9C9B48

monochromatic

#213548 #355472 #48739C #6892B9 #92B0CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#48739C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#48739C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48739C

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48739C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48739C	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62749E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576C9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#177D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48739c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 115, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.080 248.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819bb9',
    500: '#48739c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48739c;
$custom-light: #819bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48739c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.286,
    "s": 36.842,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54184,
    "c": 0.08043,
    "h": 248.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48739C

secondary

#B89F87

accent

#935BCD

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48739C

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

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