#38457B#38457B

#38457B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.092 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38457B
RGB	rgb(56, 69, 123)
HSL	hsl(228, 37%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(228, 54%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 43.9%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.70, 11.55, -32.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.70, 34.41, 289.60°)
OKLab	oklab(40.68% 0.0025 -0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(40.68% 0.092 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.3330, 6.5266, 19.6084)
Luminance	0.0653 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38457B #7B6E38

analogous

#38677B #38457B #4C387B

triadic

#38457B #7B3845 #457B38

tetradic

#38457B #7B3867 #7B6E38 #387B4C

square

#38457B #7B3867 #7B6E38 #387B4C

split-complementary

#38457B #7B4C38 #677B38

monochromatic

#121627 #252D51 #38457B #4B5DA5 #707FBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.11

#38457B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#38457B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38457B

9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38457B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38457B	1.00	9.11	2.31	9.11
#FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F4B7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27467A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#19515A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38457b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 69, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.092 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7478a1',
    500: '#38457b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38457b;
$custom-light: #7478a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38457b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.358,
    "s": 37.43,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40684,
    "c": 0.09202,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38457B

secondary

#A79B68

accent

#B75ACD

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEDF2

border

#C8C8CC

text

#08080F

muted

#7B7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38457B

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

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