#38459F#38459F

#38459F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.146 H 272.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38459F
RGB	rgb(56, 69, 159)
HSL	hsl(232, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(232, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 56.6%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.13, 24.38, -50.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.13, 56.18, 295.71°)
OKLab	oklab(43.3% 0.0066 -0.1455)
OKLCH	oklch(43.3% 0.146 272.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.0149, 7.5993, 33.7332)
Luminance	0.0760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38459F #9F9238

analogous

#38799F #38459F #5E389F

triadic

#38459F #9F3845 #459F38

tetradic

#38459F #9F3879 #9F9238 #389F5E

square

#38459F #9F3879 #9F9238 #389F5E

split-complementary

#38459F #9F5E38 #799F38

monochromatic

#181E44 #283172 #38459F #5260C2 #7F8AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#38459F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#38459F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38459F

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38459F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38459F	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00499D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38459f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 69, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.146 272.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a78bc',
    500: '#38459f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38459f;
$custom-light: #7a78bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38459f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.427,
    "s": 47.907,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43302,
    "c": 0.14562,
    "h": 272.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38459F

secondary

#BBB377

accent

#C650D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38459F

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

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