#38477B#38477B

#38477B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.089 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38477B
RGB	rgb(56, 71, 123)
HSL	hsl(227, 37%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(227, 54%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 42.3%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.29, 10.21, -31.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.29, 33.10, 287.97°)
OKLab	oklab(41.14% 0 -0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(41.14% 0.089 270)
XYZ	xyz(7.4581, 6.7768, 19.6501)
Luminance	0.0678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38477B #7B6C38

analogous

#38687B #38477B #4A387B

triadic

#38477B #7B3847 #477B38

tetradic

#38477B #7B3868 #7B6C38 #387B4A

square

#38477B #7B3868 #7B6C38 #387B4A

split-complementary

#38477B #7B4A38 #687B38

monochromatic

#121627 #252F51 #38477B #4B5FA5 #7081BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#38477B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#38477B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38477B

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38477B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38477B	1.00	8.92	2.36	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#324D7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A477A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#18525B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38477b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 71, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.089 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7479a1',
    500: '#38477b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38477b;
$custom-light: #7479a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38477b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.567,
    "s": 37.43,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41136,
    "c": 0.08922,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.06777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38477B

secondary

#A79968

accent

#B45ACD

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEDF2

border

#C8C8CC

text

#08090F

muted

#7B7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38477B

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

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