#38486D#38486D

#38486D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.066 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38486D
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 109)
HSL	hsl(222, 32%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(222, 49%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.6%, 33.9%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.83, 4.78, -23.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.83, 23.90, 281.52°)
OKLab	oklab(40.53% -0.0049 -0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(40.53% 0.066 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.7077, 6.5792, 15.3815)
Luminance	0.0658 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38486D #6D5D38

analogous

#38626D #38486D #43386D

triadic

#38486D #6D3848 #486D38

tetradic

#38486D #6D3862 #6D5D38 #386D43

square

#38486D #6D3862 #6D5D38 #386D43

split-complementary

#38486D #6D4338 #626D38

monochromatic

#0E131C #232D45 #38486D #4D6395 #6C82B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#38486D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#38486D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38486D

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38486D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38486D	1.00	9.07	2.32	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A4B6F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35466C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#245055

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38486d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.066 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727a97',
    500: '#38486d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38486d;
$custom-light: #727a97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38486d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.887,
    "s": 32.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40527,
    "c": 0.06592,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38486D

secondary

#9D8C64

accent

#A960C8

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEDF2

border

#C8C8CC

text

#08090D

muted

#7B7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38486D

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

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