#38457F#38457F

#38457F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.098 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38457F
RGB	rgb(56, 69, 127)
HSL	hsl(229, 39%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(229, 56%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 45.7%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.95, 12.94, -34.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.95, 36.87, 290.55°)
OKLab	oklab(40.95% 0.0033 -0.0982)
OKLCH	oklch(40.95% 0.098 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.5885, 6.6288, 20.9542)
Luminance	0.0663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38457F #7F7238

analogous

#38687F #38457F #4E387F

triadic

#38457F #7F3845 #457F38

tetradic

#38457F #7F3868 #7F7238 #387F4E

square

#38457F #7F3868 #7F7238 #387F4E

split-complementary

#38457F #7F4E38 #687F38

monochromatic

#13172A #252E55 #38457F #4B5CA9 #7180C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.03

#38457F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#38457F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38457F

9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38457F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38457F	1.00	9.03	2.33	9.03
#FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C4C81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24467E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14525C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38457f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 69, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.098 271.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38457f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.014,
    "s": 38.798,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40948,
    "c": 0.09822,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38457F

secondary

#A99E69

accent

#B959CF

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#09080F

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38457F

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →