#48879B#48879B
#48879B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.072 H 220.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48879B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 135, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 37%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 54%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.5%, 12.9%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.03, -14.44, -16.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.03, 22.22, 229.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.93% -0.0541 -0.0468) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.93% 0.072 220.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2506, 21.0707, 34.1620) |
| Luminance | 0.2107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.16
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 4.63
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.67
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 7.94
Grey Blue
#647D8E
ΔE00 8.24
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 8.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48879B #9B5C48
analogous
#489B86 #48879B #485E9B
triadic
#48879B #9B4887 #879B48
tetradic
#48879B #86489B #9B5C48 #5E9B48
square
#48879B #86489B #9B5C48 #5E9B48
split-complementary
#48879B #9B485E #9B8648
monochromatic
#213E47 #356371 #48879B #68A5B9 #91BECC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#48879B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#48879B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #48879B
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48879B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48879B | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B849C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F7B9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0D8E8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48879b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 135, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.072 220.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81aab8',
500: '#48879b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48879b; $custom-light: #81aab8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48879b",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 135,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.458,
"s": 36.564,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58931,
"c": 0.07153,
"h": 220.9
},
"luminance": 0.21072
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48879B
secondary
#B89387
accent
#775BCD
background
#F8FAFB
surface
#EFF4F6
border
#CACED0
text
#0B1011
muted
#7C7F80