#38458B#38458B

#38458B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.116 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38458B
RGB	rgb(56, 69, 139)
HSL	hsl(231, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(231, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 50.4%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.72, 17.20, -40.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.72, 44.20, 292.90°)
OKLab	oklab(41.78% 0.0051 -0.1163)
OKLCH	oklch(41.78% 0.116 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.4177, 6.9604, 25.3210)
Luminance	0.0696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38458B #8B7E38

analogous

#386E8B #38458B #54388B

triadic

#38458B #8B3845 #458B38

tetradic

#38458B #8B386E #8B7E38 #388B54

square

#38458B #8B386E #8B7E38 #388B54

split-complementary

#38458B #8B5438 #6E8B38

monochromatic

#151A34 #262F5F #38458B #4A5BB6 #7683C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#38458B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#38458B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38458B

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38458B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38458B	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#224E8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#14478A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005561

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38458b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 69, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.116 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7678ad',
    500: '#38458b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38458b;
$custom-light: #7678ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38458b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.602,
    "s": 42.564,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41783,
    "c": 0.11646,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38458B

secondary

#B1A66E

accent

#BF55D2

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#090810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38458B

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

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