#38449D#38449D

#38449D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.144 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38449D
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 157)
HSL	hsl(233, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(233, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 56.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.72, 24.32, -50.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.72, 55.67, 295.90°)
OKLab	oklab(42.94% 0.0075 -0.1439)
OKLCH	oklch(42.94% 0.144 273)
XYZ	xyz(9.7818, 7.4085, 32.8062)
Luminance	0.0741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38449D #9D9138

analogous

#38779D #38449D #5F389D

triadic

#38449D #9D3844 #449D38

tetradic

#38449D #9D3877 #9D9138 #389D5F

square

#38449D #9D3877 #9D9138 #389D5F

split-complementary

#38449D #9D5F38 #779D38

monochromatic

#181D43 #283070 #38449D #515EC1 #7E88D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.46

#38449D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#38449D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38449D

8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38449D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38449D	1.00	8.46	2.48	8.46
#FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00499B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005969

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38449d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.144 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a77bb',
    500: '#38449d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38449d;
$custom-light: #7a77bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38449d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.871,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42944,
    "c": 0.14409,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.07409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38449D

secondary

#BAB276

accent

#C751D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38449D

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

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