#38458E#38458E

#38458E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.121 H 272.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38458E
RGB	rgb(56, 69, 142)
HSL	hsl(231, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(231, 61%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 51.4%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.92, 18.27, -42.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.92, 46.02, 293.39°)
OKLab	oklab(42% 0.0054 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(42% 0.121 272.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.6399, 7.0493, 26.4913)
Luminance	0.0705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38458E #8E8138

analogous

#38708E #38458E #56388E

triadic

#38458E #8E3845 #458E38

tetradic

#38458E #8E3870 #8E8138 #388E56

square

#38458E #8E3870 #8E8138 #388E56

split-complementary

#38458E #8E5638 #708E38

monochromatic

#151A36 #273062 #38458E #4B5CB8 #7783C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.71

#38458E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#38458E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38458E

8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38458E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38458E	1.00	8.71	2.41	8.71
#FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E4F91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D488C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38458e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 69, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.121 272.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38458e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.93,
    "s": 43.434,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42001,
    "c": 0.12094,
    "h": 272.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38458E

secondary

#B2A86F

accent

#C055D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF5

border

#C9C8CF

text

#090810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38458E

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

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