#38449C#38449C

#38449C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.143 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38449C
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 156)
HSL	hsl(233, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(233, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 56.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.64, 23.96, -49.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.64, 55.08, 295.78°)
OKLab	oklab(42.86% 0.0074 -0.1425)
OKLCH	oklch(42.86% 0.143 273)
XYZ	xyz(9.6968, 7.3745, 32.3585)
Luminance	0.0737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38449C #9C9038

analogous

#38769C #38449C #5E389C

triadic

#38449C #9C3844 #449C38

tetradic

#38449C #9C3876 #9C9038 #389C5E

square

#38449C #9C3876 #9C9038 #389C5E

split-complementary

#38449C #9C5E38 #769C38

monochromatic

#181D42 #28306F #38449C #515EC0 #7E88D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#38449C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#38449C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38449C

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38449C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38449C	1.00	8.48	2.47	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00519F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00499A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005969

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38449c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.143 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a77ba',
    500: '#38449c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38449c;
$custom-light: #7a77ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38449c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.8,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42865,
    "c": 0.14267,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.07375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38449C

secondary

#BAB276

accent

#C751D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38449C

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

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