#48779D#48779D

#48779D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.079 H 244.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48779D
RGB	rgb(72, 119, 157)
HSL	hsl(207, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(207, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 24.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, -4.70, -25.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 25.80, 259.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% -0.0341 -0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.079 244.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.3529, 17.0044, 34.3649)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48779D #9D6E48

analogous

#489D99 #48779D #484C9D

triadic

#48779D #9D4877 #779D48

tetradic

#48779D #99489D #9D6E48 #4C9D48

square

#48779D #99489D #9D6E48 #4C9D48

split-complementary

#48779D #9D484C #9D9948

monochromatic

#223749 #355773 #48779D #6895BA #92B3CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#48779D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#48779D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48779D

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48779D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48779D	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67779F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6F9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#148084

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48779d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 119, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.079 244.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819eba',
    500: '#48779d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48779d;
$custom-light: #819eba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48779d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.824,
    "s": 37.118,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55176,
    "c": 0.07871,
    "h": 244.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48779D

secondary

#B99E88

accent

#8E5BCD

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #48779D

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

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