#38478E#38478E

#38478E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.118 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38478E
RGB	rgb(56, 71, 142)
HSL	hsl(230, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(230, 61%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 50%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.48, 16.93, -41.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.48, 44.67, 292.28°)
OKLab	oklab(42.43% 0.0032 -0.1181)
OKLCH	oklch(42.43% 0.118 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.7650, 7.2995, 26.5330)
Luminance	0.0730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38478E #8E7F38

analogous

#38728E #38478E #54388E

triadic

#38478E #8E3847 #478E38

tetradic

#38478E #8E3872 #8E7F38 #388E54

square

#38478E #8E3872 #8E7F38 #388E54

split-complementary

#38478E #8E5438 #728E38

monochromatic

#151B36 #273162 #38478E #4B5EB8 #7785C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#38478E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#38478E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38478E

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38478E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38478E	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235091

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#14498D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38478e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 71, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.118 271.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38478e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.535,
    "s": 43.434,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42426,
    "c": 0.11818,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38478E

secondary

#B2A76F

accent

#BD55D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF5

border

#C9C8CF

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38478E

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

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