#38478D#38478D

#38478D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.117 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38478D
RGB	rgb(56, 71, 141)
HSL	hsl(229, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(229, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 49.6%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.41, 16.58, -40.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.41, 44.07, 292.10°)
OKLab	oklab(42.35% 0.0031 -0.1166)
OKLCH	oklch(42.35% 0.117 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.6903, 7.2696, 26.1394)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38478D #8D7E38

analogous

#38718D #38478D #53388D

triadic

#38478D #8D3847 #478D38

tetradic

#38478D #8D3871 #8D7E38 #388D53

square

#38478D #8D3871 #8D7E38 #388D53

split-complementary

#38478D #8D5338 #718D38

monochromatic

#151B35 #273161 #38478D #4B5EB7 #7785C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#38478D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#38478D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38478D

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38478D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38478D	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#16498C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38478d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 71, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.117 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7779af',
    500: '#38478d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38478d;
$custom-light: #7779af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38478d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.412,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42354,
    "c": 0.11669,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38478D

secondary

#B2A66F

accent

#BD55D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38478D

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

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