#38468B#38468B

#38468B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.115 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38468B
RGB	rgb(56, 70, 139)
HSL	hsl(230, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(230, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 49.6%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.00, 16.53, -40.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.00, 43.53, 292.32°)
OKLab	oklab(42% 0.0039 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(42% 0.115 272)
XYZ	xyz(8.4797, 7.0845, 25.3417)
Luminance	0.0708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38468B #8B7D38

analogous

#386F8B #38468B #54388B

triadic

#38468B #8B3846 #468B38

tetradic

#38468B #8B386F #8B7D38 #388B54

square

#38468B #8B386F #8B7D38 #388B54

split-complementary

#38468B #8B5438 #6F8B38

monochromatic

#151A34 #26305F #38468B #4A5CB6 #7684C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#38468B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#38468B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38468B

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38468B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38468B	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#244F8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17488A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005662

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38468b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 70, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.115 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7679ad',
    500: '#38468b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38468b;
$custom-light: #7679ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38468b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.88,
    "s": 42.564,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41997,
    "c": 0.11508,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.07085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38468B

secondary

#B1A56E

accent

#BD55D2

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38468B

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

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