#38479E#38479E

#38479E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.142 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38479E
RGB	rgb(56, 71, 158)
HSL	hsl(231, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(231, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 55.1%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.59, 22.69, -49.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.59, 54.24, 294.73°)
OKLab	oklab(43.62% 0.0046 -0.1415)
OKLCH	oklch(43.62% 0.142 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.0536, 7.8150, 33.3198)
Luminance	0.0782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38479E #9E8F38

analogous

#387A9E #38479E #5C389E

triadic

#38479E #9E3847 #479E38

tetradic

#38479E #9E387A #9E8F38 #389E5C

square

#38479E #9E387A #9E8F38 #389E5C

split-complementary

#38479E #9E5C38 #7A9E38

monochromatic

#181E44 #283371 #38479E #5262C2 #7F8BD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.19

#38479E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#38479E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38479E

8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38479E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38479E	1.00	8.19	2.56	8.19
#FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0854A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38479e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 71, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.142 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a7abb',
    500: '#38479e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38479e;
$custom-light: #7a7abb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38479e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.176,
    "s": 47.664,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43624,
    "c": 0.14155,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38479E

secondary

#BBB177

accent

#C351D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38479E

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

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