#38448C#38448C

#38448C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.119 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38448C
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 140)
HSL	hsl(231, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(231, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 51.4%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.50, 18.22, -41.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.50, 45.49, 293.62°)
OKLab	oklab(41.64% 0.0063 -0.1192)
OKLCH	oklch(41.64% 0.119 273)
XYZ	xyz(8.4301, 6.8678, 25.6872)
Luminance	0.0687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38448C #8C8038

analogous

#386E8C #38448C #56388C

triadic

#38448C #8C3844 #448C38

tetradic

#38448C #8C386E #8C8038 #388C56

square

#38448C #8C386E #8C8038 #388C56

split-complementary

#38448C #8C5638 #6E8C38

monochromatic

#151A35 #272F60 #38448C #4A5AB7 #7682C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#38448C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#38448C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38448C

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38448C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38448C	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E4E8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E478A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38448c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.119 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7777ae',
    500: '#38448c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38448c;
$custom-light: #7777ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38448c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41644,
    "c": 0.11935,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.06868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38448C

secondary

#B1A86F

accent

#C155D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#090810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38448C

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

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