#38457E#38457E

#38457E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.097 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38457E
RGB	rgb(56, 69, 126)
HSL	hsl(229, 38%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(229, 56%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 45.2%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.89, 12.59, -34.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.89, 36.26, 290.32°)
OKLab	oklab(40.88% 0.0031 -0.0966)
OKLCH	oklch(40.88% 0.097 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.5237, 6.6028, 20.6126)
Luminance	0.0660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38457E #7E7138

analogous

#38687E #38457E #4E387E

triadic

#38457E #7E3845 #457E38

tetradic

#38457E #7E3868 #7E7138 #387E4E

square

#38457E #7E3868 #7E7138 #387E4E

split-complementary

#38457E #7E4E38 #687E38

monochromatic

#121729 #252E54 #38457E #4B5CA8 #717FC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#38457E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#38457E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38457E

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38457E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38457E	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D4C80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25467D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#16515B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38457e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 69, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.097 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7478a4',
    500: '#38457e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38457e;
$custom-light: #7478a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38457e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.857,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40882,
    "c": 0.09667,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38457E

secondary

#A99D69

accent

#B959CE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#09080F

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38457E

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

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