#38448B#38448B

#38448B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.118 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38448B
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 139)
HSL	hsl(231, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(231, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 51.1%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.44, 17.87, -41.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.44, 44.88, 293.46°)
OKLab	oklab(41.57% 0.0062 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(41.57% 0.118 273)
XYZ	xyz(8.3567, 6.8384, 25.3007)
Luminance	0.0684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38448B #8B7F38

analogous

#386D8B #38448B #55388B

triadic

#38448B #8B3844 #448B38

tetradic

#38448B #8B386D #8B7F38 #388B55

square

#38448B #8B386D #8B7F38 #388B55

split-complementary

#38448B #8B5538 #6D8B38

monochromatic

#151934 #262F5F #38448B #4A5AB6 #7682C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#38448B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#38448B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38448B

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38448B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38448B	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F4E8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#11478A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38448b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.118 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7677ad',
    500: '#38448b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38448b;
$custom-light: #7677ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38448b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.325,
    "s": 42.564,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41571,
    "c": 0.11785,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.06839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38448B

secondary

#B1A76E

accent

#C055D2

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#090810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38448B

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

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