#38459C#38459C

#38459C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.141 H 272.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38459C
RGB	rgb(56, 69, 156)
HSL	hsl(232, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(232, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 55.8%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.91, 23.30, -49.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.91, 54.40, 295.35°)
OKLab	oklab(43.07% 0.0065 -0.1412)
OKLCH	oklch(43.07% 0.141 272.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.7578, 7.4965, 32.3788)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38459C #9C8F38

analogous

#38779C #38459C #5D389C

triadic

#38459C #9C3845 #459C38

tetradic

#38459C #9C3877 #9C8F38 #389C5D

square

#38459C #9C3877 #9C8F38 #389C5D

split-complementary

#38459C #9C5D38 #779C38

monochromatic

#181D42 #28316F #38459C #515FC0 #7E89D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#38459C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#38459C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38459C

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38459C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38459C	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#02529F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00499A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38459c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 69, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.141 272.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7978ba',
    500: '#38459c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38459c;
$custom-light: #7978ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38459c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.2,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43065,
    "c": 0.14135,
    "h": 272.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38459C

secondary

#BAB176

accent

#C551D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38459C

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

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