#38457A#38457A

#38457A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.090 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38457A
RGB	rgb(56, 69, 122)
HSL	hsl(228, 37%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(228, 54%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 43.4%, 0%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.64, 11.20, -31.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.64, 33.80, 289.35°)
OKLab	oklab(40.62% 0.0023 -0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(40.62% 0.09 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.2707, 6.5017, 19.2804)
Luminance	0.0650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38457A #7A6D38

analogous

#38667A #38457A #4C387A

triadic

#38457A #7A3845 #457A38

tetradic

#38457A #7A3866 #7A6D38 #387A4C

square

#38457A #7A3866 #7A6D38 #387A4C

split-complementary

#38457A #7A4C38 #667A38

monochromatic

#111626 #252D50 #38457A #4B5DA4 #6F7FBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.13

#38457A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#38457A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38457A

9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38457A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38457A	1.00	9.13	2.30	9.13
#FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F4B7C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#284579

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A5059

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38457a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 69, 122);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.090 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7378a1',
    500: '#38457a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38457a;
$custom-light: #7378a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38457a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 122
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.182,
    "s": 37.079,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40619,
    "c": 0.09046,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38457A

secondary

#A69A68

accent

#B75BCD

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEDF2

border

#C8C8CC

text

#08080F

muted

#7B7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38457A

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

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