#38459D#38459D

#38459D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.143 H 272.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38459D
RGB	rgb(56, 69, 157)
HSL	hsl(232, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(232, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 56.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.99, 23.66, -49.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.99, 55.00, 295.48°)
OKLab	oklab(43.14% 0.0065 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(43.14% 0.143 272.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.8428, 7.5305, 32.8266)
Luminance	0.0753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38459D #9D9038

analogous

#38789D #38459D #5E389D

triadic

#38459D #9D3845 #459D38

tetradic

#38459D #9D3878 #9D9038 #389D5E

square

#38459D #9D3878 #9D9038 #389D5E

split-complementary

#38459D #9D5E38 #789D38

monochromatic

#181D43 #283170 #38459D #5160C1 #7E89D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#38459D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#38459D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38459D

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38459D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38459D	1.00	8.38	2.51	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00499B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38459d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 69, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.143 272.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a78bb',
    500: '#38459d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38459d;
$custom-light: #7a78bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38459d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.277,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43143,
    "c": 0.14277,
    "h": 272.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38459D

secondary

#BAB276

accent

#C651D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38459D

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

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