#38448D#38448D

#38448D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.121 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38448D
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 141)
HSL	hsl(232, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(232, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 51.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.57, 18.58, -42.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.57, 46.09, 293.77°)
OKLab	oklab(41.72% 0.0064 -0.1207)
OKLCH	oklch(41.72% 0.121 273)
XYZ	xyz(8.5041, 6.8974, 26.0773)
Luminance	0.0690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38448D #8D8138

analogous

#386E8D #38448D #56388D

triadic

#38448D #8D3844 #448D38

tetradic

#38448D #8D386E #8D8138 #388D56

square

#38448D #8D386E #8D8138 #388D56

split-complementary

#38448D #8D5638 #6E8D38

monochromatic

#151A35 #272F61 #38448D #4B5AB7 #7782C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#38448D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#38448D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38448D

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38448D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38448D	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D4E90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C478B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005562

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38448d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.121 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7777af',
    500: '#38448d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38448d;
$custom-light: #7777af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38448d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.529,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41717,
    "c": 0.12083,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.06898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38448D

secondary

#B2A86F

accent

#C155D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#090810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38448D

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

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