#38457D#38457D

#38457D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.095 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38457D
RGB	rgb(56, 69, 125)
HSL	hsl(229, 38%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(229, 55%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 44.8%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.82, 12.24, -33.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.82, 35.64, 290.09°)
OKLab	oklab(40.82% 0.0029 -0.0951)
OKLCH	oklch(40.82% 0.095 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.4595, 6.5772, 20.2745)
Luminance	0.0658 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38457D #7D7038

analogous

#38677D #38457D #4D387D

triadic

#38457D #7D3845 #457D38

tetradic

#38457D #7D3867 #7D7038 #387D4D

square

#38457D #7D3867 #7D7038 #387D4D

split-complementary

#38457D #7D4D38 #677D38

monochromatic

#121628 #252E53 #38457D #4B5CA7 #707FBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#38457D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#38457D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38457D

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38457D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38457D	1.00	9.07	2.32	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D4C7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26467C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#17515B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38457d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 69, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.095 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7478a3',
    500: '#38457d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38457d;
$custom-light: #7478a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38457d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.696,
    "s": 38.122,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40815,
    "c": 0.09512,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38457D

secondary

#A89C69

accent

#B85ACE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#08080F

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38457D

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

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