#38436D#38436D

#38436D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.073 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38436D
RGB	rgb(56, 67, 109)
HSL	hsl(228, 32%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(228, 49%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.6%, 38.5%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.31, 8.09, -25.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.31, 27.05, 287.41°)
OKLab	oklab(39.35% 0.002 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(39.35% 0.073 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.3975, 5.9588, 15.2781)
Luminance	0.0596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38436D #6D6238

analogous

#385E6D #38436D #48386D

triadic

#38436D #6D3843 #436D38

tetradic

#38436D #6D385E #6D6238 #386D48

square

#38436D #6D385E #6D6238 #386D48

split-complementary

#38436D #6D4838 #5E6D38

monochromatic

#0E111C #232A45 #38436D #4D5C95 #6C7BB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.58

#38436D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#38436D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38436D

9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38436D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38436D	1.00	9.58	2.19	9.58
#FFFFFF	9.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#34476F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F436C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#244C53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38436d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 67, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.073 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727697',
    500: '#38436d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38436d;
$custom-light: #727697;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38436d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.547,
    "s": 32.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3935,
    "c": 0.07272,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38436D

secondary

#9D9164

accent

#B360C8

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEDF2

border

#C8C8CC

text

#08080D

muted

#7B7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38436D

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

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