#38458D#38458D

#38458D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.119 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38458D
RGB	rgb(56, 69, 141)
HSL	hsl(231, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(231, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 51.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.85, 17.91, -41.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.85, 45.41, 293.23°)
OKLab	oklab(41.93% 0.0053 -0.1193)
OKLCH	oklch(41.93% 0.119 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.5651, 7.0194, 26.0977)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38458D #8D8038

analogous

#386F8D #38458D #55388D

triadic

#38458D #8D3845 #458D38

tetradic

#38458D #8D386F #8D8038 #388D55

square

#38458D #8D386F #8D8038 #388D55

split-complementary

#38458D #8D5538 #6F8D38

monochromatic

#151A35 #273061 #38458D #4B5BB7 #7783C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#38458D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#38458D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38458D

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38458D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38458D	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#204F90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#10478B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005562

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38458d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 69, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.119 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7778af',
    500: '#38458d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38458d;
$custom-light: #7778af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38458d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.824,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41928,
    "c": 0.11945,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38458D

secondary

#B2A86F

accent

#C055D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#090810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38458D

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

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