#38469F#38469F

#38469F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.144 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38469F
RGB	rgb(56, 70, 159)
HSL	hsl(232, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(232, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 56%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.40, 23.72, -50.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.40, 55.51, 295.29°)
OKLab	oklab(43.5% 0.0056 -0.1442)
OKLCH	oklch(43.5% 0.144 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.0770, 7.7234, 33.7539)
Luminance	0.0772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38469F #9F9138

analogous

#38799F #38469F #5E389F

triadic

#38469F #9F3846 #469F38

tetradic

#38469F #9F3879 #9F9138 #389F5E

square

#38469F #9F3879 #9F9138 #389F5E

split-complementary

#38469F #9F5E38 #799F38

monochromatic

#181E44 #283272 #38469F #5261C2 #7F8BD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#38469F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#38469F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38469F

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38469F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38469F	1.00	8.25	2.54	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38469f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 70, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.144 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a79bc',
    500: '#38469f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38469f;
$custom-light: #7a79bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38469f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.845,
    "s": 47.907,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43501,
    "c": 0.1443,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38469F

secondary

#BBB277

accent

#C550D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38469F

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

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