#38449E#38449E

#38449E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.146 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38449E
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 158)
HSL	hsl(233, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(233, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 57%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.79, 24.67, -50.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.79, 56.26, 296.01°)
OKLab	oklab(43.02% 0.0075 -0.1453)
OKLCH	oklch(43.02% 0.146 273)
XYZ	xyz(9.8675, 7.4428, 33.2577)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38449E #9E9238

analogous

#38779E #38449E #5F389E

triadic

#38449E #9E3844 #449E38

tetradic

#38449E #9E3877 #9E9238 #389E5F

square

#38449E #9E3877 #9E9238 #389E5F

split-complementary

#38449E #9E5F38 #779E38

monochromatic

#181D44 #283171 #38449E #525FC2 #7F89D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#38449E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#38449E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38449E

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38449E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38449E	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00499C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38449e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.146 273.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38449e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.941,
    "s": 47.664,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43024,
    "c": 0.14551,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.07444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38449E

secondary

#BBB377

accent

#C751D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38449E

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

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