#38486F#38486F

#38486F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.069 H 266.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38486F
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 111)
HSL	hsl(223, 33%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(223, 50%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.5%, 35.1%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.93, 5.44, -24.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.93, 25.12, 282.51°)
OKLab	oklab(40.64% -0.0043 -0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(40.64% 0.069 266.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.8166, 6.6228, 15.9550)
Luminance	0.0662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38486F #6F5F38

analogous

#38646F #38486F #43386F

triadic

#38486F #6F3848 #486F38

tetradic

#38486F #6F3864 #6F5F38 #386F43

square

#38486F #6F3864 #6F5F38 #386F43

split-complementary

#38486F #6F4338 #646F38

monochromatic

#0F131E #232E46 #38486F #4D6298 #6C82B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.03

#38486F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#38486F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38486F

9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38486F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38486F	1.00	9.03	2.32	9.03
#FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A4B71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#34476E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38486f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.069 266.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727a98',
    500: '#38486f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38486f;
$custom-light: #727a98;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38486f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.545,
    "s": 32.934,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40641,
    "c": 0.06907,
    "h": 266.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38486F

secondary

#9E8E64

accent

#AA5FC9

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEDF2

border

#C8C8CC

text

#08090D

muted

#7B7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38486F

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

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